{"description":"Documents matching 'logical access physical credentialing fitness'","count":68,"total_pages":4,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=logical+access+physical+credentialing+fitness&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Suitability and Fitness","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule revising regulations governing the Federal Government personnel vetting investigative and adjudicative processes for determining suitability and fitness. This final rule establishes requirements and standards for agencies to properly vet individuals to assess risk to the integrity and efficiency of the service. The regulations establish the requirements for when investigations must be conducted for appointments to the civil service, to work as a contractor employee, or to work in a Department of Defense Non appropriated Fund position. This final rule establishes the requirement for enrolling these populations, including low, moderate, and high risk, into continuous vetting. Furthermore, this rule provides adjudicative criteria for assessing suitability and fitness for much of the civil service. Nothing in this rule shall be read in derogation of any individual's rights under Title VII of the U.S. Code.","document_number":"2024-29799","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29799/suitability-and-fitness","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29799.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29799.pdf?1734443143","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"and information systems.” The Standards were established for investigations to determine eligibility for <span class=\"match\">logical</span> and <span class=\"match\">physical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span>, suitability for Government employment, eligibility for <span class=\"match\">access</span> to classified information, eligibility to hold a sensitive position, and <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> to perform work for or on behalf of the Government as a contractor employee. \n \n This rule does not specifically address investigative requirements for eligibility for <span class=\"match\">access</span> to classified information or for employment in sensitive (national \n \n security) positions. Those matters"},{"title":"30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Overseas Vetting Questionnaire","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of State has submitted the information collection proposal described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment.","document_number":"2025-14075","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/25/2025-14075/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-overseas-vetting-questionnaire","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-25/pdf/2025-14075.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14075.pdf?1753361120","publication_date":"2025-07-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"information, will be available for public review. \n Abstract of Proposed Collection \n The information solicited on this form will be used to conduct background investigations, reinvestigations, and continuous vetting of persons for eligibility for <span class=\"match\">logical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span>, <span class=\"match\">physical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span>, <span class=\"match\">credentialing</span>, and <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> to perform work overseas for or on behalf of the U.S. Government as Locally Employed (LE) Staff and locally-hired third party contractors employed overseas at a U.S. Mission. For applicants, this form is to be used only after a conditional offer"},{"title":"60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Overseas Vetting Questionnaire","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.","document_number":"2025-01447","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/22/2025-01447/60-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-overseas-vetting-questionnaire","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-22/pdf/2025-01447.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01447.pdf?1737467117","publication_date":"2025-01-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"information, will be available for public review. \n Abstract of Proposed Collection \n The information solicited on this form will be used to conduct background investigations, reinvestigations, and continuous vetting of persons for eligibility for <span class=\"match\">logical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span>, <span class=\"match\">physical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span>, <span class=\"match\">credentialing</span>, and <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> to perform work overseas for or on behalf of the U.S. Government as Locally Employed (LE) Staff and locally-hired third party contractors employed overseas at a U.S. Mission. For applicants, this form is to be used only after a conditional offer"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","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":"safety <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> of the drivers classified in that status. As discussed in section VI.B.1 of this final rule, the inability of the States to obtain driver history for non-domiciled applicants creates an unacceptable bifurcated standard in driver vetting when compared to U.S.-domiciled drivers, with non-domiciled credentials being processed without equivalent checks on the respective driver's foreign driving history. This creates a critical safety gap in FMCSA's ability to ensure the safety <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> of such drivers, as SDLAs are unable to <span class=\"match\">access</span> foreign"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Contractor Fitness/Security Screening Request Form; OMB Control No. 1601-NEW","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DHS previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on August 15, 2023, for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by DHS. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.","document_number":"2023-23406","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/24/2023-23406/agency-information-collection-activities-contractor-fitnesssecurity-screening-request-form-omb","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-24/pdf/2023-23406.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-23406.pdf?1698065151","publication_date":"2023-10-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"electronic version of the DHS Form 11000-25 for use by the appropriate Personnel Security entities to make a <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> determination. This information collection does not have an impact on small businesses or other small entities.\n \n The information collection for DHS Form 11000-25 is voluntary; however, failure to provide this information may delay or prevent an individual's <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> determination and eligibility for <span class=\"match\">physical</span> and <span class=\"match\">logical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span> to federally controlled facilities or information systems. \n \n There is no assurance of confidentiality provided"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Contractor Fitness/Security Screening Request Form; OMB Control No. 1601-NEW","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.","document_number":"2023-17504","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/15/2023-17504/agency-information-collection-activities-contractor-fitnesssecurity-screening-request-form-omb","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-15/pdf/2023-17504.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-17504.pdf?1692017133","publication_date":"2023-08-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"electronic version of the DHS Form 11000-25 for use by the appropriate Personnel Security entities to make a <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> determination.\n \n This information collection does not have an impact on small businesses or other small entities. \n The information collection for DHS Form 11000-25 is voluntary; however, failure to provide this information may delay or prevent an individual's <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> determination and eligibility for <span class=\"match\">physical</span> and <span class=\"match\">logical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span> to federally controlled facilities or information systems. \n \n There is no assurance of confidentiality provided"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"ODNI provides notice of a modified Privacy Act system of records at the NCSC. This notice modifies the system of records ODNI/ NCSC-003, Continuous Evaluation Records. This modified notice is necessary to inform the public of revisions to the notice summary; supplementary information; system management; authority for maintenance of the system; purpose of the system; categories of individuals covered by the system; categories of records in the system; record source categories; routine uses of records maintained in the system; policies and practices for storage of records; policies and practices for retrieval of records; and policies and practices for retention and disposal of records. This modified notice for ODNI/NCSC-003, Continuous Evaluation Records, incorporates requirements established by Executive Order (E.O.) 13467, as amended. These updates to this notice complement efforts of Continuous Vetting (CV), a program under the E.O. which entails reviewing the background of a covered individual at any time to determine whether that individual continues to meet applicable requirements. Continuous Evaluation (CE) was developed to reduce risk by using automated records checks to generate alerts of potential security concerns on an individual between periodic reinvestigations. CV is a more robust approach that builds upon the automated records checks of CE and adds other agency-specific information and investigative activity as necessary.","document_number":"2024-14297","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/28/2024-14297/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-28/pdf/2024-14297.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14297.pdf?1719492339","publication_date":"2024-06-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE","name":"National Intelligence, Office of the National Director","id":354,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-intelligence-office-of-the-national-director","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/354","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-intelligence-office-of-the-national-director"}],"excerpts":"limited to authorized personnel. <span class=\"match\">Physical</span> security protections include guards and locked facilities requiring badges and passwords for <span class=\"match\">access</span>. \n Records are <span class=\"match\">accessed</span> only by current government-authorized personnel whose official duties require <span class=\"match\">access</span> to the records. Electronic authorization and authentication of users is required at all points before any system information can be <span class=\"match\">accessed</span>. Communications are encrypted where required and other safeguards are in place to monitor and audit <span class=\"match\">access</span>, and to detect intrusions. System backup is maintained separately"},{"title":"National Security Division; Provisions Regarding Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Executive order of February 28, 2024, \"Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern\" (the Order), directs the Attorney General to issue regulations that prohibit or otherwise restrict United States persons from engaging in any acquisition, holding, use, transfer, transportation, or exportation of, or dealing in, any property in which a foreign country or national thereof has any interest (\"transaction\"), where the transaction: involves U.S. Government-related data or bulk U.S. sensitive personal data, as defined by final rules implementing the Order; falls within a class of transactions that has been determined by the Attorney General to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States because it may enable access by countries of concern or covered persons to Americans' bulk sensitive personal data or U.S. government-related data; and meets other criteria specified by the Order. This advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeks public comment on various topics related to the implementation of the Order.","document_number":"2024-04594","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/05/2024-04594/national-security-division-provisions-regarding-access-to-americans-bulk-sensitive-personal-data-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-05/pdf/2024-04594.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-04594.pdf?1709559927","publication_date":"2024-03-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"CT.DP-P1; and NST PF/CSF PR DS-P1 and PR DS-P2. Required controls could include NIST SP 800-181 3.13.8, 3.13.10, and 3.13.11, and ones analogous to the controls described in 15 CFR 734.18(a)(5).\n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Logical</span> and <span class=\"match\">physical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span> controls \n could include role-based \n <span class=\"match\">access</span> \n management, such as <span class=\"match\">credentialed</span> \n <span class=\"match\">access</span> \n to both data systems and <span class=\"match\">physical</span> facilities containing \n bulk U.S. sensitive personal \n data or \n government-related data \n . Required practices could include CISA CPG 2.B, 2.D, 2.F, 2.G, 2.H, 2.T, 2.U, and 2.V; and NIST PF/CSF PR.AC-P1"},{"title":"Suitability and Fitness Vetting","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing amendments to the Federal Government personnel vetting investigative and adjudicative processes for determining suitability and fitness. The purpose of OPM's work in this area is to establish requirements and standards for agencies to properly vet individuals to assess risk to the integrity and efficiency of the service. Nothing in this proposed rule shall be read in derogation of any individual's rights under Title VII. OPM is also proposing to update and streamline the language of several provisions to include conforming and minor editorial changes throughout.","document_number":"2023-01650","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/31/2023-01650/suitability-and-fitness-vetting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-31/pdf/2023-01650.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-01650.pdf?1675086321","publication_date":"2023-01-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"Investigative Standards which “apply to all individuals working for or on behalf of the executive branch and individuals with <span class=\"match\">access</span> to federally controlled facilities and information systems.” The Standards were established for investigations to determine eligibility for <span class=\"match\">logical</span> and <span class=\"match\">physical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span>, suitability for Government employment, \n \n eligibility for <span class=\"match\">access</span> to classified information, eligibility to hold a sensitive position, and <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> to perform work for or on behalf of the Government as a contractor employee.\n \n \n When E.O. 13467 was amended in 2017"},{"title":"Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a final rule to carry out the personal financial data rights established by the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The final rule requires banks, credit unions, and other financial service providers to make consumers' data available upon request to consumers and authorized third parties in a secure and reliable manner; defines obligations for third parties accessing consumers' data, including important privacy protections; and promotes fair, open, and inclusive industry standards.","document_number":"2024-25079","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/18/2024-25079/required-rulemaking-on-personal-financial-data-rights","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-18/pdf/2024-25079.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25079.pdf?1731678320","publication_date":"2024-11-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"empowering consumers to <span class=\"match\">access</span> account data controlled by providers of certain consumer financial products or services in a safe, secure, reliable, and competitive manner. When implemented, consumers will be able to <span class=\"match\">access</span> their own data and authorize third parties to <span class=\"match\">access</span> their data safely and with confidence that the third party is acting on their behalf, which means not collecting, using, or retaining consumer data for the benefit of entities other than the consumer. Consumers and authorized third parties will be able <span class=\"match\">access</span> data securely, ensuring"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"to have an Effective Provider <span class=\"match\">Access</span> Review Program by satisfying the following requirements: \n (1) The FFE State has established provider <span class=\"match\">access</span> standards that are set forth in State statute or regulation which are consistent with provider <span class=\"match\">access</span> standards as set forth in § 156.230(a)(1)(ii) and (iii), and reports to HHS whether the State has delegated authority to some entity other than the State Department of Insurance to perform any or all provider <span class=\"match\">access</span> review activities; \n (2) The FFE State's provider <span class=\"match\">access</span> review process includes reporting"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"consumers who are currently uninsured because they cannot afford a metal-level plan, <span class=\"match\">access</span> to catastrophic coverage could provide meaningful protection and ensure <span class=\"match\">access</span> to preventive care.\n \n \n \n 209 \n  CMS, \n Expanding <span class=\"match\">Access</span> to Health Insurance: Consumers to Gain <span class=\"match\">Access</span> to “Catastrophic” Health Insurance Plans in 2026 Plan Year \n (Sept. 4, 2025), available at \n https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/expanding-<span class=\"match\">access</span>-health-insurance-consumers-gain-<span class=\"match\">access</span>-catastrophic-health-insurance-plans-2026. \n \n \n \n We acknowledge, however, that catastrophic"},{"title":"Access Authorization Fees","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to update the access authorization fees charged to NRC licensees for work performed under the Material Access Authorization Program and the Information Access Authority Program. The change in fees is due to an increase in the review time for each application for access authorization. This final rule is prompted by a recent audit of fees performed by an external certified public accounting and financial management services firm and ensures that the NRC continues to recover the full costs of processing access authorization requests from NRC licensees. The final rule also makes two administrative changes to revise definitions to include new naming conventions for background investigation case types and to specify the electronic process for completing security forms.","document_number":"2022-16144","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/28/2022-16144/access-authorization-fees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-28/pdf/2022-16144.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-16144.pdf?1658925916","publication_date":"2022-07-28","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":"issued under 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 2214. \n \n \n \n \n 7. In § 25.5, revise the definitions for “\n L” <span class=\"match\">access</span> authorization \n and \n “Q” <span class=\"match\">access</span> authorization \n to read as follows:\n \n \n § 25.5 \n \n \n \n “L” <span class=\"match\">access</span> authorization \n means an <span class=\"match\">access</span> authorization granted by the Commission that is normally based on a Tier 3 (T3) investigation conducted by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).\n \n \n \n “Q” <span class=\"match\">access</span> authorization \n means an <span class=\"match\">access</span> authorization granted by the Commission normally based on a Tier 5 (T5) investigation conducted by"},{"title":"Notice of Submission for a New Information Collection Common Form: Personnel Vetting Questionnaire","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is notifying the general public and other Federal agencies that OPM proposes to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a new information collection request (ICR) titled Personnel Vetting Questionnaire (PVQ). The proposed information collection will streamline multiple existing information collections, as well as the renewal cycle for them, commensurate with on-going efforts to improve personnel vetting processes and the experience of individuals undergoing personnel vetting. OPM is proposing to discontinue the information collections for OMB control numbers 3206-0261, 3206-0258, and 3206-0005 as these information collections will become parts of the new Personnel Vetting Questionnaire information collection and assigned a new OMB control number.","document_number":"2023-04106","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/28/2023-04106/notice-of-submission-for-a-new-information-collection-common-form-personnel-vetting-questionnaire","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-28/pdf/2023-04106.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-04106.pdf?1677505541","publication_date":"2023-02-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"Workforce. \n Further, it is the U.S. Government's longstanding position that a diagnosis of a mental health condition, in and of itself, is not a reason to revoke or deny eligibility for <span class=\"match\">access</span> to classified information or for holding a sensitive position, suitability or <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> to obtain or retain Federal or contract employment, or eligibility for <span class=\"match\">physical</span> or <span class=\"match\">logical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span> to federally controlled facilities or information systems. An employee-led organization affiliated with a Federal agency requested that OPM provide individuals the option to indicate"},{"title":"Notice of Submission for a New Information Collection Common Form: Personnel Vetting Questionnaire","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the opportunity to comment on a new information collection request (ICR) titled Personnel Vetting Questionnaire (PVQ). The proposed information collection will streamline multiple existing information collections, as well as the renewal cycle for them, commensurate with on-going efforts to improve personnel vetting processes and the experience of individuals undergoing personnel vetting. OPM is proposing to discontinue the information collections for OMB control numbers 3206- 0261, 3206-0258, and 3206-0005 as these information collections will become parts of the new Personnel Vetting Questionnaire information collection and assigned a new OMB control number.","document_number":"2022-25566","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/23/2022-25566/notice-of-submission-for-a-new-information-collection-common-form-personnel-vetting-questionnaire","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-23/pdf/2022-25566.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-25566.pdf?1669038337","publication_date":"2022-11-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"under Executive Order 12968, as amended. \n This questionnaire will also be used for making trust determinations associated with an individual's initial and ongoing suitability or <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> for Federal employment, <span class=\"match\">fitness</span> for contract employment, eligibility to hold a sensitive position or for <span class=\"match\">access</span> to classified information, or eligibility for <span class=\"match\">physical</span> and <span class=\"match\">logical</span> <span class=\"match\">access</span> to federally controlled facilities or information systems. \n OPM serves as the sponsor for the common form PVQ, collecting comments as well as posting the information collection;"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify the Privacy Act system of records, INTERIOR/DOI-45, HSPD-12: Identity Management System and Personnel Security Files. DOI is revising this notice to update the title of the system, update all sections of the system notice, propose new and modified routine uses, and provide general administrative updates to the remaining sections of the notice. Additionally, DOI is publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) elsewhere in the Federal Register to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. This modified system will be included in DOI's inventory of record systems.","document_number":"2022-19077","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/02/2022-19077/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-09-02/pdf/2022-19077.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-19077.pdf?1662036330","publication_date":"2022-09-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"network system security monitoring and software controls which establish <span class=\"match\">access</span> levels according to the type of user. <span class=\"match\">Access</span> to records in the system is limited to authorized personnel who have a need to <span class=\"match\">access</span> the records in the performance of their official duties, and each user's <span class=\"match\">access</span> is restricted to only the functions and data necessary to perform that person's job responsibilities. Audit trails are maintained and reviewed periodically to identify unauthorized <span class=\"match\">access</span> or use. System administrators and authorized users are trained and required"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This major final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; codification of establishment of new policies for: the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; the Ambulatory Specialty Model; updates to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model; updates to drugs and biological products paid under Part B; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; updates to policies for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers; update to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations; codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; updates to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.","document_number":"2025-19787","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/05/2025-19787/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2026-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-05/pdf/2025-19787.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19787.pdf?1761945018","publication_date":"2025-11-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"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":"Assessment Instruments.\n 97 \n \n Examples of evidence-based tools to assess <span class=\"match\">physical</span> activity include, but are not limited to, the <span class=\"match\">Physical</span> Activity Vital Sign tool,\n 98 \n \n the CHAMPS <span class=\"match\">Physical</span> Activity Questionnaire for Older Adults,\n 99 \n \n and the Rapid Assessment of <span class=\"match\">Physical</span> Activity (RAPA) or Telephone Assessment of <span class=\"match\">Physical</span> Activity (TAPA).\n 100 \n \n HCPCS code G0136 is payable when both a <span class=\"match\">physical</span> activity and nutrition risk assessment are performed, or when either a <span class=\"match\">physical</span> activity or risk assessment is performed if there is a clinical scenario"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; and Medicare Overpayments","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; codification of establishment of new policies for, the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; updates to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model; payment for dental services inextricably linked to specific covered medical services; updates to drugs and biological products paid under Part B including immunosuppressive drugs and clotting factors; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; Medicare coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment programs; updates to policies for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers; electronic prescribing for controlled substances for a covered Part D drug under a prescription drug plan or a Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act); update to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations; codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; updates to Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule regulations; updates to the diabetes payment structure and PHE flexibilities; expansion of colorectal cancer screening and Hepatitis B vaccine coverage and payment; establishing payment for drugs covered as additional preventive services; Medicare Parts A and B Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and Medicare Parts C and D Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act.","document_number":"2024-25382","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/09/2024-25382/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2025-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-09/pdf/2024-25382.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25382.pdf?1730492138","publication_date":"2024-12-09","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":" \n (3) 24/7 <span class=\"match\">Access</span> and Continuity of Care \n <span class=\"match\">Access</span> and continuity build on the patient-practitioner relationship to ensure patients receive the right care at the right time from the right care team member. We proposed in the CY 2025 PFS proposed rule to include for APCM services the same scope of service elements we established for CCM and PCM services for 24/7 <span class=\"match\">Access</span> and Continuity of Care with some modifications. For 24/7 <span class=\"match\">Access</span> to Care, the scope of the service element we proposed for APCM services would be to provide 24/7 <span class=\"match\">access</span> for urgent needs"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year 2024-Remaining Provisions and Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule will revise the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare cost plan, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, agent/broker compensation, health equity, dual eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), utilization management, network adequacy, and other programmatic areas. This final rule also codifies existing sub-regulatory guidance in the Part C and Part D programs.","document_number":"2024-07105","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/23/2024-07105/medicare-program-changes-to-the-medicare-advantage-and-the-medicare-prescription-drug-benefit","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-23/pdf/2024-07105.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07105.pdf?1712265021","publication_date":"2024-04-23","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"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"will help us enhance behavioral health <span class=\"match\">access</span> for enrollees. This is consistent with the explanation in our April 2023 final rule that setting a meaningful <span class=\"match\">access</span> standard for the OTP specialty type will be possible under a combined behavioral health specialty type. \n \n CMS is committed to improving <span class=\"match\">access</span> to behavioral health care services for enrollees in the MA program. The \n \n CMS Behavioral Health Strategy,\n 21 \n \n aims to improve <span class=\"match\">access</span> and quality of mental health care and services, including <span class=\"match\">access</span> to substance use disorder prevention and"},{"title":"Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Addition of Oral Fluid Specimen Testing for Drugs","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends the U.S. Department of Transportation's regulated industry drug testing program to include oral fluid testing. This additional methodology for drug testing will give employers a choice that will help combat employee cheating on urine drug tests and provide a less intrusive means of achieving the safety goals of the program. In order for an employer to implement oral fluid testing under the Department's regulation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will need to certify at least two laboratories for oral fluid testing, which has not yet been done. The final rule includes other provisions to update the Department's regulation and to harmonize, as needed, with the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs using Oral Fluid established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, this rule amends the FAA, FMCSA, FRA and FTA regulations to ensure consistency within the Department of Transportation and by removing or adjusting references to the word \"urine\" and/or add references to oral fluid, as well as removing or amending some definitions for conformity and to make other miscellaneous technical changes or corrections.","document_number":"2023-08041","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/02/2023-08041/procedures-for-transportation-workplace-drug-and-alcohol-testing-programs-addition-of-oral-fluid","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-02/pdf/2023-08041.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-08041.pdf?1682945116","publication_date":"2023-05-02","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":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"},{"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 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"},{"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":"unauthorized <span class=\"match\">access</span> that could compromise the integrity of collections. \n (b) As a collector, you must do the following before each collection to deter tampering with specimens: \n (1) Ensure that <span class=\"match\">access</span> to collection materials and specimens is effectively restricted; \n \n (2) Ensure that undetected <span class=\"match\">access</span> (\n e.g., \n through a door not in your view) is not possible; and\n \n (3) Ensure the security of the facility during the collection process to maintain privacy to the employee and prevent distraction of the collector. Limited-<span class=\"match\">access</span> signs must be"}]}