{"description":"Documents matching 'legacy equipment needed support exemption'","count":1245,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=legacy+equipment+needed+support+exemption&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Reliability Standards for Frequency and Voltage Protection Settings and Ride-Through for Inverter-Based Resources","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) approves proposed Reliability Standard PRC-024-4 (Frequency and Voltage Protection Settings for Synchronous Generators, Type 1 and Type 2 Wind Resources, and Synchronous Condensers), Reliability Standard PRC-029-1 (Frequency and Voltage Ride-through Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources), and a definition of \"Ride-through,\" which the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) submitted in response to a Commission directive. In addition, the Commission directs NERC to clarify documentation requirements for legacy equipment needed to support an exemption request pursuant to Reliability Standard PRC-029- 1; to consider whether, and if so how, to address a total of two exception- and exemption-related issues raised by commenters; and to submit an informational filing that assesses the reliability impact of the exemptions to Reliability Standard PRC-029-1.","document_number":"2025-14304","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/29/2025-14304/reliability-standards-for-frequency-and-voltage-protection-settings-and-ride-through-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-29/pdf/2025-14304.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14304.pdf?1753706717","publication_date":"2025-07-29","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"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"exception, commenters generally <span class=\"match\">support</span> the <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> request process in the proposed Standard. Clean Energy Associations <span class=\"match\">support</span> the availability of an <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> from frequency ride-through requirements in the proposed Standard because a large percentage of IBR fleets could not comply with the frequency ride-through requirements, imperiling resource adequacy.\n 121 \n \n EEI also <span class=\"match\">supports</span> maintaining the <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> for <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> IBRs in proposed Reliability Standard PRC-029-1.\n 122 \n \n Deriva, in expressing <span class=\"match\">support</span> for the <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> process in proposed Requirement"},{"title":"Legacy Limousines and Luxury Coaches; Grant of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Shoulder Belt Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on Motorcoaches","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with our regulations, NHTSA is granting a petition from Legacy Limousines and Luxury Coaches for a temporary exemption from the requirement to install Type 2 seat belts (i.e., shoulder belts) at side-facing locations in the company's motorcoaches. The petitioner is a final-stage manufacturer of entertainer-type motorcoaches, seeking temporary exemption from the shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, \"Occupant crash protection,\" for side-facing seats on motorcoaches. The granted exemption permits the petitioner to install Type 1 seat belts (lap belt only) at side-facing seating positions, instead of the Type 2 seat belts (lap and shoulder belts) required by FMVSS No. 208. After reviewing the petition and the comments received, the agency has determined that the requested exemption is warranted to enable the petitioner to sell a vehicle whose overall level of safety or impact protection is at least equal to that of a nonexempted vehicle.","document_number":"2025-01299","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-01299/legacy-limousines-and-luxury-coaches-grant-of-petition-for-temporary-exemption-from-shoulder-belt","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-01299.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01299.pdf?1737121523","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"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":"ACTION: \n Notice of grant of a petition for temporary <span class=\"match\">exemption</span>. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n \n In accordance with our regulations, NHTSA is granting a petition from <span class=\"match\">Legacy</span> Limousines and Luxury Coaches for a temporary <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> from the requirement to install Type 2 seat belts (\n i.e., \n shoulder belts) at side-facing locations in the company's motorcoaches. The petitioner is a final-stage manufacturer of entertainer-type motorcoaches, seeking temporary <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> from the shoulder belt requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, “Occupant"},{"title":"Reforming Legacy Rules for an All-IP Future; Accelerating Network Modernization","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to accelerate network modernization by proposing to reform regulations that have hindered the transition to all-internet Protocol (IP) networks. Building upon the Commission's longstanding efforts to reform the legacy intercarrier compensation (ICC) framework, the Commission proposes to move remaining ICC charges to a bill-and-keep framework and detariff them, and invites comment on this proposal. To enable carriers to recover costs from their end users, the Commission proposes to eliminate ex ante pricing regulation and tariffing of end-user charges, also referred to as Telephone Access Charges (TACs). Following the transition of ICC charges to bill-and-keep, the Commission seeks comment on phasing out Connect America Fund Intercarrier Compensation (CAF ICC) support. The NPRM also seeks comment on removing remaining regulatory obligations--including tariffing and outdated account information exchange requirements--for interstate and international long-distance services, given the longstanding competitiveness of these markets. In addition, the Commission seeks comment on the elimination of regulations that will no longer be necessary in a post-Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) environment and invites input on a transitional framework to ensure regulatory and market stability during the shift to an all-IP marketplace. Finally, the Commission encourages commenters to identify ways to promote technological modernization while enhancing long-term efficiency, competition, and service quality for consumers. In all these reforms, the Commission intends to proceed thoughtfully, mindful of the complex issues, transition timelines, and paramount connectivity goals.","document_number":"2026-05727","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/24/2026-05727/reforming-legacy-rules-for-an-all-ip-future-accelerating-network-modernization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-24/pdf/2026-05727.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05727.pdf?1774269916","publication_date":"2026-03-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"service rules for <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> carriers that cross-reference tariffs, “such carriers . . . could continue to impute such charges for universal service purposes without actually filing any tariffs.” To what extent should the Commission allow carriers to impute access charges for purposes of calculating universal \n \n service <span class=\"match\">support</span> not based on tariffs? We seek comment on the extent to which we <span class=\"match\">need</span> to revise our part 54 rules to reflect detariffing access charges, specifically the CAF ICC <span class=\"match\">support</span> rules in § 54.304 and CAF BLS <span class=\"match\">support</span> rules in § 54.901"},{"title":"Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) adopts rules to ensure that emerging Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable. NG911 is replacing legacy 911 technology across the country with internet Protocol (IP)- based infrastructure that will support new 911 capabilities, including text, video, and data. However, for NG911 to be fully effective, NG911 networks must be designed to safeguard the reliability of critical components and support the interoperability needed to seamlessly transfer 911 calls and data from one network to another. The rules require entities essential to delivering emergency calls in the NG911 environment to implement common sense measures to safeguard the reliability of NG911 networks and reduce the risk of 911 outages, and require certain entities to report on their support for NG911 interoperability. The rules also eliminate unnecessary and burdensome legacy rules to increase flexibility and encourage technical innovation to make NG911 services reliable, interoperable, and accessible to all.","document_number":"2026-13998","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/10/2026-13998/facilitating-implementation-of-next-generation-911-services-ng911-improving-911-reliability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-10/pdf/2026-13998.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13998.pdf?1783601118","publication_date":"2026-07-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"maintained by <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> CSPs.\n 145 \n \n We decline to revise the <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> 911 reliability definition at this time, because TDM-based administrative lines continue to be used in <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> PSAPs as a backup option during outages as well as for PSAP-to-PSAP calls.\n 146 \n \n However, we anticipate that this requirement will become moot as <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> PSAPs replace TDM administrative lines with VoIP connectivity delivered by ESInets.\n 147 \n \n Accordingly, we encourage 911 Authorities, PSAPs, CSPs, and OSPs to work together to quickly migrate and retire <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> TDM facilities"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing several revisions to the existing federal CCR regulations, including exempting CCR dewatering structures and modifying the legacy coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundment and CCR management unit provisions. Additionally, EPA is proposing to establish a new compliance pathway that allows for site-specific considerations during permitting regarding the groundwater monitoring points of compliance, the cleanup levels for corrective action, the appropriate closure requirements, closure timeframes, and allowing CCR extraction for beneficial use during the post-closure care period. The Agency is also proposing to revise the definition of beneficial use by eliminating the requirement for an environmental demonstration for the non-roadway use of more than 12,400 tons of unencapsulated CCR on land, as well as proposing a definition of CCR storage pile, and proposing to exclude specific beneficial uses from federal CCR regulations. Lastly, EPA is providing notice that EPA will reopen the public comment period for the Federal CCR permit program proposed rule, published on February 20, 2020, for a period of 30 days in a future separate action.","document_number":"2026-07061","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/13/2026-07061/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07061.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07061.pdf?1775825113","publication_date":"2026-04-13","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":"apply the CCRMU provisions to all active CCR facilities and all inactive facilities with a <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> CCR surface impoundment.\n \n C. 2024 <span class=\"match\">Legacy</span> Final Rule \n On May 8, 2024, EPA established regulations applicable to inactive surface impoundments at inactive facilities (<span class=\"match\">legacy</span> CCR surface impoundments or <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> impoundments) under 40 CFR part 257, subpart D (89 FR 38950) (<span class=\"match\">Legacy</span> Final Rule). EPA also established regulations requiring owners and operators of <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> CCR surface impoundments to comply with the following requirements in the existing CCR regulations:"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; CCR Management Unit Deadline Extension Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"On May 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency established regulatory requirements, including compliance deadlines, for legacy coal combustion residuals surface impoundments and coal combustion residual management units under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This action extends the existing deadlines for owners and operators of active coal combustion residual facilities or inactive coal combustion residual facilities with a legacy coal combustion residual surface impoundment to comply with the facility evaluation requirements for identifying coal combustion residual management units. This action also extends the existing deadline for owners and operators of coal combustion residual management units to comply with the groundwater monitoring provisions and the remaining provisions for coal combustion residual management units. Finally, EPA is taking final action on several rule amendments that were proposed on January 16, 2025, to correct errors and clarify the coal combustion residual regulations.","document_number":"2026-02599","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/10/2026-02599/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-10/pdf/2026-02599.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02599.pdf?1770412509","publication_date":"2026-02-10","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":"information on the economic effects of this action can be found in Unit VII. of this preamble. \n III. Background \n A. <span class=\"match\">Legacy</span> CCR Surface Impoundment and CCR Management Unit Rule (May 2024) \n On May 8, 2024, EPA published the <span class=\"match\">Legacy</span> Final Rule regulating inactive surface impoundments at inactive facilities (<span class=\"match\">legacy</span> CCR surface impoundments or <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> impoundments) under 40 CFR part 257, subpart D [89 FR 38950]. In addition, the <span class=\"match\">Legacy</span> Final Rule established requirements to address the risks from the direct placement of CCR on the land that was exempt"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments","type":"Rule","abstract":"On April 17, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) promulgated national minimum criteria for existing and new coal combustion residuals (CCR) landfills and existing and new CCR surface impoundments. On August 21, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the exemption for inactive surface impoundments at inactive facilities (legacy CCR surface impoundments) and remanded the issue back to EPA to take further action consistent with its opinion in Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, et al. v. EPA. This action responds to that order and establishes regulatory requirements for legacy CCR surface impoundments. EPA is also establishing requirements for CCR management units at active CCR facilities and at inactive CCR facilities with a legacy CCR surface impoundment. Finally, EPA is making several technical corrections to the existing regulations, such as correcting certain citations and harmonizing definitions.","document_number":"2024-09157","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/08/2024-09157/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-08/pdf/2024-09157.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09157.pdf?1715085970","publication_date":"2024-05-08","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":"28, 2020 (85 FR 53516).\n \n \n In overturning the <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> for <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> ponds, the Court evaluated the evidence in the rulemaking record and reached specific conclusions about the risks that <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> ponds pose based on the record for the 2015 CCR Rule. The Court pointed to evidence that <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> ponds are most likely to be unlined and unmonitored and that such units have been shown to be more likely to leak than units at utilities still in operation. 901 F.3d at 432. The Court also determined that <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> ponds: \n \n \n . . . pose the same substantial threats"},{"title":"Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (hereafter, \"Access Board\" or \"Board\"), is issuing this final rule to remove the sunset provisions in the Board's existing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment related to the low height specifications for transfer surfaces, and replace them with a final specification for the low transfer height of medical diagnostic equipment used in the supine, prone, side-lying, and the seated position.","document_number":"2024-16266","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/25/2024-16266/standards-for-accessible-medical-diagnostic-equipment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-25/pdf/2024-16266.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16266.pdf?1721825116","publication_date":"2024-07-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD","name":"Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board","id":28,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/architectural-and-transportation-barriers-compliance-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/28","parent_id":null,"slug":"architectural-and-transportation-barriers-compliance-board"}],"excerpts":"technical criteria for medical diagnostic <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. 82 FR 2810 (codified at 36 CFR part 1195). The Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> (MDE Standards) set forth technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> used by health care providers (such as examination tables, weight scales, and imaging <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>) is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. One of the areas covered by the MDE Standards is the adjustability of transfer surfaces for diagnostic <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> used by patients in a supine, prone,"},{"title":"Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) proposes rules that would help ensure that emerging Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable. NG911 is replacing legacy 911 technology across the country with Internet Protocol (IP)-based infrastructure that will support new 911 capabilities, including text, video, and data. However, for NG911 to be fully effective, NG911 networks must safeguard the reliability of critical components and support the interoperability needed to seamlessly transfer 911 calls and data from one network to another. When the Commission first adopted 911 reliability rules in 2013, the transition to NG911 was in its very early stages. Since then, many state and local 911 Authorities have made significant progress in deploying NG911 capabilities in their jurisdictions. This Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) is the next step in fulfilling the Commission's commitment to facilitate the NG911 transition and to ensure that the transition does not inadvertently create vulnerabilities in the nation's critical public safety networks. The FNPRM proposes to update the definition of \"covered 911 service provider\" in the Commission's existing 911 reliability rules to ensure that the rules apply to service providers that control or operate critical pathways and components in NG911 networks. It also proposes to update the reliability standards for providers of critical NG911 functions to ensure the reliable delivery of 911 traffic to NG911 delivery points, and proposes to establish NG911 interoperability requirements for interstate transfer of 911 traffic between Emergency Services IP Networks (ESInets). In addition, the FNPRM proposes to modify the certification and oversight mechanisms in the current 911 reliability rules to improve reliability and interoperability in NG911 systems while minimizing burdens on service providers, and proposes to empower state and local 911 Authorities to obtain reliability and interoperability certifications directly from covered 911 service providers.","document_number":"2025-09279","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/04/2025-09279/facilitating-implementation-of-next-generation-911-services-ng911-improving-911-reliability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-04/pdf/2025-09279.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09279.pdf?1748954707","publication_date":"2025-06-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":" \n Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> Manufacturing. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing radio and television broadcast and wireless communications <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. Examples of products made by these establishments are: transmitting and receiving antennas, cable television <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, GPS <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, pagers, cellular phones, mobile communications <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, and radio and television studio and broadcasting <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies"},{"title":"Modernizing NRC Regulations for Byproduct Material Use","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations for the licensing of byproduct material, some source material, and some special nuclear material. The NRC's goal in amending these regulations is to modernize the safe, effective, and efficient use of licensed material. This action would reduce the burden of the NRC's licensing process, eliminate the need for certain exemptions from existing regulations, and eliminate unnecessary requirements. The NRC is seeking public comment on this proposed rule and draft interim guidance.","document_number":"2026-09877","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/18/2026-09877/modernizing-nrc-regulations-for-byproduct-material-use","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-18/pdf/2026-09877.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09877.pdf?1778849121","publication_date":"2026-05-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"since § 34.20 also discusses associated <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> that is not evaluated under the SSDR, the proposed rule would also require that this <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> meets the manufacturers' specifications and instructions. Manufacturer specifications include design elements and criteria necessary for the safe function of the associated <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. This change will conform § 34.20 with § 32.210 while continuing to ensure that radiography licensees use and maintain the radiography device, sealed source, and associated <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> in accordance with the industry standards"},{"title":"Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this final rule, the Librarian of Congress adopts exemptions to the provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (\"DMCA\") that prohibits circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works. As required under the statute, the Register of Copyrights, following a public proceeding, submitted a recommendation to the Librarian of Congress (\"Register's Recommendation\") regarding proposed exemptions. After careful consideration, the Librarian adopts final regulations based on the Register's Recommendation.","document_number":"2024-24563","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/28/2024-24563/exemption-to-prohibition-on-circumvention-of-copyright-protection-systems-for-access-control","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-28/pdf/2024-24563.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24563.pdf?1729860313","publication_date":"2024-10-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"LIBRARY OF CONGRESS","name":"Library of Congress","id":277,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/library-of-congress","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/277","parent_id":null,"slug":"library-of-congress"},{"raw_name":"Copyright Office","name":"Copyright Office, Library of Congress","id":87,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/copyright-office-library-of-congress","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/87","parent_id":277,"slug":"copyright-office-library-of-congress"}],"excerpts":"petitions for new <span class=\"match\">exemptions</span>, including proposals to expand current <span class=\"match\">exemptions</span>.\n 12 \n \n These public submissions were due between July 7, 2023 and August 25, 2023.\n 13 \n \n The Office received thirty-eight petitions for renewal of existing <span class=\"match\">exemptions</span> and eleven petitions for new and expanded <span class=\"match\">exemptions</span>. It grouped the petitions for new and expanded <span class=\"match\">exemptions</span> into seven classes.\n \n \n \n 11 \n  <span class=\"match\">Exemptions</span> to Permit Circumvention of Access Controls on Copyrighted Works, 88 FR 37486, 37487 (June 8, 2023).\n \n \n \n \n 12 \n  \n Id. See \n <span class=\"match\">Exemptions</span> to Permit Circumvention"},{"title":"Advancing IP Interconnection","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to eliminate burdensome legacy interconnection regulations that may prevent providers of modern, internet Protocol (IP)-based networks from interconnecting efficiently, and also seeks comment on ways the Commission can facilitate a successful transition to all-IP interconnection for voice services while retaining critical oversight in areas of public safety and consumer protection, and ensuring competition. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes to forbear from incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC)-specific interconnection and related obligations, and to eliminate the Commission's rules implementing those provisions by December 31, 2028. The Commission also seeks comment on whether and to what extent eliminating the incumbent LEC-specific interconnection regulatory framework may affect other statutory frameworks or Commission rules, and whether the Commission should revisit any other provisions or rules that are rendered redundant by the elimination of incumbent LECs' interconnection obligations. Finally, the Commission seeks comment on what, if any, regulatory framework for IP interconnection should replace the current interconnection framework under section 251(c)(2), and on the scope of the Commission's authority to regulate IP interconnection under any such framework.","document_number":"2025-21324","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/26/2025-21324/advancing-ip-interconnection","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-26/pdf/2025-21324.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21324.pdf?1764078345","publication_date":"2025-11-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"on whether our rules governing UNE loops, subloops, network interface devices, or other <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> elements would <span class=\"match\">need</span> to be revised or forborne from. \n \n While the \n NPRM \n we adopt today focuses on interconnection obligations for incumbent LECs and immediately related issues, we note that the Commission's rules related to tariffing and access charge requirements stem directly from the <span class=\"match\">legacy</span> TDM framework; we intend to address any such related issues as <span class=\"match\">needed</span> in separate future items. In this item, however, we welcome commenters' views on any other"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), which authorizes the Administrator to restrict fully, partially, or on a graduated schedule, the use of a \"regulated substance\" in the sector or subsector in which they are used. This final rule addresses administrative petitions and input received from regulated industry and other interested parties relevant to requirements and restrictions across various refrigeration and air conditioning subsectors, including: refrigerated transport--intermodal containers; industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing; retail food supermarket systems; retail food remote condensing unit systems; cold storage warehouses; refrigerated laboratory centrifuges and laboratory shakers; and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This final rule also allows the inventory of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment that was manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States before January 1, 2025, to continue to be installed.","document_number":"2026-10387","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10387/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10387.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10387.pdf?1779453914","publication_date":"2026-05-26","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":"shared challenges of this <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> to be qualified, validated, and deployed for use.\n \n The EPA did not propose and is not finalizing an <span class=\"match\">exemption</span> for all IPR and Chillers for IPR <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> with a charge size of 100 pounds or less except where such <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> is used for semiconductor manufacturing. The EPA acknowledges that IPR and Chillers for IPR are used in a range of applications. The EPA understands from the petitioner and from <span class=\"match\">supporting</span> information that semiconductor manufacturing use of IPR and Chillers for IPR <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> have unique challenges"},{"title":"Analog Telecommunications Relay Service Modernization","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to modernize its telecommunications relay services (TRS) rules and seeks comment on phasing out the mandatory status of traditional TTY-based relay services (TTY Relay) under state TRS programs; recognizing additional forms of internet-based TRS, such as internet Protocol Speech-to-Speech (IP STS) and real-time text (RTT)-based relay as compensable forms of TRS; establishing a temporary, national certification process for analog relay providers and user registration and verification requirements; and updating or eliminating obsolete rules to all forms of TRS. Through these proposals, the Commission aims to align TRS with today's communications landscape, better serve the needs of relay users, ensure the continued availability of TRS through the transition from legacy communications network, to modern, IP-based networks, and continue to protect the integrity of the TRS program through the prevention of waste, fraud, and abuse.","document_number":"2025-24210","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/02/2025-24210/analog-telecommunications-relay-service-modernization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-02/pdf/2025-24210.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24210.pdf?1767188718","publication_date":"2026-01-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"across IP networks, services, and <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. Should the Commission extend the TTY <span class=\"match\">support</span> <span class=\"match\">exemption</span>, which allows voice communications services provided over wireless IP facilities and <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> to <span class=\"match\">support</span> RTT, in lieu of continuing to provide TTY connectability and TTY signal compatibility, to include interconnected and non-interconnected VoIP services provided over wired IP facilities and <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, if such services and <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> <span class=\"match\">support</span> RTT? How else should the Commission encourage wireline providers to <span class=\"match\">support</span> RTT? The Commission also solicits"},{"title":"Marine Equipment on Board Vessels and Offshore Units or Facilities","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Coast Guard is revising regulations associated with the approval, carriage, and maintenance of certain safety equipment required on board vessels and offshore units or facilities. We are taking this action to align these regulations with current industry practice and provide more transparent regulations for the regulated industry. These revisions eliminate outdated requirements, reduce inspection and testing requirements, and update standards incorporated by reference. Additionally, these revisions remove obsolete sections and align conflicting sections with the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.","document_number":"2024-20380","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/18/2024-20380/marine-equipment-on-board-vessels-and-offshore-units-or-facilities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-18/pdf/2024-20380.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20380.pdf?1726577115","publication_date":"2024-09-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"language, correct typographical errors, and delete repetitive language in various subchapters in titles 33 and 46 of the CFR, as noted in table 1. \n Electronic Submissions \n \n Current regulations require manufacturers that produce marine safety <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> <span class=\"match\">needing</span> approval to mail their paper application and <span class=\"match\">supporting</span> documentation in triplicate. The requirement for submitting paper plans in triplicate allows the office reviewing the plans to mark the plans as “approved” and return one copy to the submitter, retain one copy in the office's files, and forward"},{"title":"Broadcast Station Rule Updates","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) seeks comment on several proposed updates to broadcast radio and TV rules to better reflect current application processing requirements, clarify ambiguity, and remove references to outdated procedures and legacy filing systems. Such action ensures that the Commission's rules are accurate, reducing potential confusion among the public, applicants, licensees, and practitioners, and alleviating unnecessary burdens.","document_number":"2025-03115","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/24/2025-03115/broadcast-station-rule-updates","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-24/pdf/2025-03115.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-03115.pdf?1742565310","publication_date":"2025-03-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"90-Day STA Restriction Necessitated by Technical or <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> Problems \n 32. We propose to amend § 73.1635(a)(4) to remove language providing that an initial special temporary authorization (STA) necessitated by technical or <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> problems may only be granted for 90 days with a limited number of 90-day extensions, rather than the full 180-day period permitted for STAs for other reasons. Based on previous STA submissions, the Bureau engineering staff has observed that technical or <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> malfunctions frequently take more than 90 days to resolve"},{"title":"Facilitating Opportunities for Advanced Air Mobility","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposes and seeks comment on changes to the rules that govern the operations of three distinct bands of spectrum, modernizing rules to facilitate opportunities for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). First, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes and seeks comment on opening up the 450 MHz band to aeronautical command and control operations; allowing for a single, nationwide license in the band; and adopting flexible licensing, operating, and technical rules that will facilitate robust use of the band at a range of altitudes while minimizing interference to neighboring operations. It also proposes expanding radiolocation operations in the 24.45-24.65 GHz band for uncrewed aircraft system detection operations. Finally, the NPRM proposes to modernize the Commission's legacy power rules for Commercial Aviation Air-Ground Systems in the 849-851 and 894-896 MHz band, which is used for in-flight connectivity.","document_number":"2025-03602","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/17/2025-03602/facilitating-opportunities-for-advanced-air-mobility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-17/pdf/2025-03602.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-03602.pdf?1741956310","publication_date":"2025-03-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"\n Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications <span class=\"match\">Equipment</span> Manufacturing. \n This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing radio and television broadcast and wireless communications <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. Examples of products made by these establishments are: transmitting and receiving antennas, cable television <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, GPS <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, pagers, cellular phones, mobile communications <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>, and radio and television studio and broadcasting <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions section of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, which authorizes the Administrator to restrict the use of particular hydrofluorocarbons in the sectors and subsectors in which they are used. This proposal addresses administrative petitions and other requests from companies and trade associations across a number of subsectors, including refrigerated transport--intermodal containers, industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing, retail food refrigeration systems for remote condensing units and supermarkets, cold storage warehouses, refrigerated laboratory centrifuges, laboratory shakers, and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This action proposes to allow previously manufactured and imported residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment to continue to be installed. The Agency is also seeking advance comment on potential actions to address supply chain issues for a refrigerant blend.","document_number":"2025-19438","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/03/2025-19438/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-03/pdf/2025-19438.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19438.pdf?1759409112","publication_date":"2025-10-03","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":"laboratory <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> within the IPR subsector.\n 70 \n \n Specifically, the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule stated that refrigerated laboratory <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> covered by either the 2nd edition of the UL 61010-2-011 standard or the 2nd edition of the UL 60335-2-89 standard are subject to the restrictions in the rule.\n 71 72 \n \n The restrictions on the use of HFCs and HFC blends in new IPR <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> vary based on the lowest temperature at which the <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> is designed to operate, charge size, and the configuration of the <span class=\"match\">equipment</span>. IPR <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> with refrigerants"},{"title":"Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Report and Order that updates the Commission's submarine cable licensing process and adopts rule changes to protect critical U.S. communications infrastructure against foreign adversary threats, specifically those posed by an entity that is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary. The Report and Order adopts a requirement for certain licensees to file an annual report about the licensee, submarine cable system ownership, and submarine cable operations. The Report and Order adopts a one-time information collection for licensees to identify, among other things, how many entities currently own or operate submarine line terminal equipment (SLTEs) on existing licensed cable systems. The Report and Order also requires applicants and licensees to certify that they have created, updated, and implemented a cybersecurity and physical security risk management plan and requires applicants to certify that the submarine cable system will not use equipment or services identified on the Commission's Covered List. With respect to the circuit capacity data collection, the Report and Order adopts streamlined rules and eliminates the requirement for licensees to file a cable operator report about the capacity on a cable and clarify the types of capacity that need to be reported on an annual basis.","document_number":"2025-19658","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19658/review-of-submarine-cable-landing-license-rules-and-procedures-to-assess-evolving-national-security","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19658.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19658.pdf?1761309905","publication_date":"2025-10-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"cable system will not use covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> or services (\n i.e., \n the <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> or services identified on the Covered List). We require existing licensees to certify that they will not add covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> or services to their submarine cable system under the license in two scenarios, as described below. We further require licensees to disclose information about the covered <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> or services in their submarine cable system as part of the one-time information collection adopted today. We find that such <span class=\"match\">equipment</span> and services have been deemed to"},{"title":"Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on deregulatory options to encourage providers to build, maintain, and upgrade their networks such that all consumers and businesses can benefit from technological strides in the communications marketplace, while safeguarding consumers' access to critical emergency services such as 911. These actions propose to reduce regulatory barriers that prevent much-needed investment in and deployment of broadband and thus hinder the transition to all-IP networks offering a plethora of advanced communications services, and seek comment on ways to further fast-track the delivery of services to consumers through modernized networks while protecting public safety.","document_number":"2025-16540","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/28/2025-16540/reducing-barriers-to-network-improvements-and-service-changes","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-28/pdf/2025-16540.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16540.pdf?1756298736","publication_date":"2025-08-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"Universal Service Fund. The Commission began modernizing its universal service high-cost <span class=\"match\">support</span> mechanisms in 2011 with the \n USF/ICC Transformation Order \n (76 FR 76623 (12/08/2011)), which established the Connect America Fund. In that \n Order \n (76 FR 76623 (12/08/2011)), the Commission required <span class=\"match\">support</span> recipients to offer broadband service in addition to the <span class=\"match\">supported</span> “voice telephony” service. The Commission requires recipients of CAF Phase II <span class=\"match\">support</span> “to offer broadband service with latency suitable for real-time applications, including Voice"}]}