{"description":"Documents matching 'must include mailing telephone attorneys'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=must+include+mailing+telephone+attorneys&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"Department\") proposes to establish a process for reviewing bar complaints and allegations against its attorneys. Under the proposed rule, before a current or former Department lawyer may participate in any investigative steps initiated by the bar disciplinary authority of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in response to allegations that a current or former Department attorney violated an ethics rule while engaging in that attorney's federal duties, the Department will have the right to review the allegations in the first instance and shall request that the bar disciplinary authority suspend any parallel investigations until the completion of the Department's review.","document_number":"2026-04390","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04390/review-of-state-bar-complaints-and-allegations-against-department-of-justice-attorneys","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-05/pdf/2026-04390.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04390.pdf?1772631912","publication_date":"2026-03-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Attorney General"}],"excerpts":"standards for <span class=\"match\">attorneys</span> for the Government,” provides:\n \n \n (a) An <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> for the Government shall be subject to State laws and rules, and local Federal court rules, governing <span class=\"match\">attorneys</span> in each State where such <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> engages in that <span class=\"match\">attorney's</span> duties, to the same extent and in the same manner as other <span class=\"match\">attorneys</span> in that State. \n (b) The <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General shall make and amend rules of the Department of Justice to assure compliance with this section. \n (c) As used in this section, the term “<span class=\"match\">attorney</span> for the Government” <span class=\"match\">includes</span> any <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> described"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Admission To Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted To Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter \"USPTO\" or \"Agency\"), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-0012 (Admission to Practice and Roster of Registered Patent Attorneys and Agents Admitted to Practice Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).","document_number":"2026-05221","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/18/2026-05221/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-18/pdf/2026-05221.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05221.pdf?1773751508","publication_date":"2026-03-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"this information collection are accepted via email, postal <span class=\"match\">mail</span>, and hand delivery. The USPTO expects that at most 1% of the 5,578 reporting submissions in this information collection will be submitted in the <span class=\"match\">mail</span> through the United States Postal Service, resulting in 56 <span class=\"match\">mailed</span> items. The remaining items will be submitted electronically. The average postage cost for a <span class=\"match\">mailed</span> submission, using a First Class 1-ounce letter envelope, is $0.78. Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the total <span class=\"match\">mailing</span> costs for this information collection is $44. \n In prior"},{"title":"New Mailing Standards for Hazardous Materials Outer Packaging and Nonregulated Toxic Materials","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Postal Service is amending Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail (Pub 52 or Publication 52) by adding new section 131 to require specific outer packaging when mailing most hazardous materials (HAZMAT) or dangerous goods (DG), to remove quantity restrictions for nonregulated toxic materials, and to remove the telephone number requirement from the lithium battery mark.","document_number":"2025-01618","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/27/2025-01618/new-mailing-standards-for-hazardous-materials-outer-packaging-and-nonregulated-toxic-materials","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-27/pdf/2025-01618.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01618.pdf?1737726306","publication_date":"2025-01-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL SERVICE","name":"Postal Service","id":410,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/410","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-service"}],"excerpts":"insecticides, and herbicides in section 346.232 of Publication 52, but any such items <span class=\"match\">must</span> be contained within outer packaging meeting the requirements of section 131 of Publication 52. \n \n Lastly, the Postal Service will align with Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) decision to remove the <span class=\"match\">telephone</span> number requirement from the lithium battery mark.\n 1 \n \n The Postal Service encourages <span class=\"match\">mailers</span> to switch to a mark that does not <span class=\"match\">include</span> a <span class=\"match\">telephone</span> number as soon as possible and be fully compliant by January 1, 2027.\n \n \n \n 1"},{"title":"New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products","type":"Rule","abstract":"On April 9, 2025, the Postal Service (USPS[supreg]) filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective July 13, 2025. This final rule contains the revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments and other DMM changes.","document_number":"2025-10462","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10462/new-mailing-standards-for-domestic-mailing-services-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-10/pdf/2025-10462.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10462.pdf?1749473113","publication_date":"2025-06-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL SERVICE","name":"Postal Service","id":410,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/410","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-service"}],"excerpts":"as follows:] \n \n \n b. <span class=\"match\">Mailers</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> enter bundles at DDUs/SDCs according to the appropriate deposit and entry standards (\n e.g., \n 207.23.4.2 for Periodicals, 246.5.0 for USPS Marketing <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> flats).\n \n \n 5.0 Letter and Flat Trays \n \n 5.7 Preparation for First-Class <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> Flats in EMM Letter Trays \n <span class=\"match\">Mailers</span> may prepare First-Class <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> flat-size pieces in EMM letter trays instead of flat trays if the following standards are met: * * * \n \n [Revise item (c) to read as follows:] \n \n All <span class=\"match\">mail</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> be prepared under 235.8.0, and <span class=\"match\">must</span> not be prepared in bundles"},{"title":"New Mailing Standards for Domestic Mailing Services Products","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"On April 9, 2025, the Postal Service (USPS[supreg]) filed a notice of mailing services price adjustments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), effective July 13, 2025. This proposed rule contains the revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) that we would adopt to implement the changes coincident with the price adjustments.","document_number":"2025-07388","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/01/2025-07388/new-mailing-standards-for-domestic-mailing-services-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-01/pdf/2025-07388.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07388.pdf?1745853311","publication_date":"2025-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL SERVICE","name":"Postal Service","id":410,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/410","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-service"}],"excerpts":"more than 16 ounces. USPS Marketing <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> presorted and nonpresorted flats <span class=\"match\">must</span> weigh no more than 20 ounces. USPS Marketing <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> carrier route flats <span class=\"match\">must</span> weigh no more than 24 ounces. Heavy Printed Matter parcels <span class=\"match\">must</span> weigh no more than 15 pounds. Flat-size pieces that do not meet the standards in 201.4.3 through 201.4.4 <span class=\"match\">must</span> be prepared as parcels, and the <span class=\"match\">mailer</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> pay the applicable parcel prices. The following weight limits also apply to pieces <span class=\"match\">mailed</span> at USPS Marketing <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> letter prices: * * * \n \n [Revise the first sentence of item (b) to read"},{"title":"Prosecutorial Discretion of Enforcement Attorneys","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule clarifies that FRA's Office of the Chief Counsel has discretion to decline or dismiss a violation, such as a technical violation where challenged conduct does not raise a practical safety issue.","document_number":"2026-08250","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08250/prosecutorial-discretion-of-enforcement-attorneys","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08250.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08250.pdf?1777293916","publication_date":"2026-04-28","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 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"}],"excerpts":"Counsel has discretion to decline or dismiss a violation, such as a technical violation where challenged conduct does not raise a practical safety issue. \n \n \n DATES: \n This rule is effective May 28, 2026. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Amanda Maizel, <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> Adviser, FRA, <span class=\"match\">telephone</span>: (202) 308-3753, email: \n Amanda.Maizel@dot.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n I. Background \n Consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14192, Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation (90 FR 9065, Feb. 6, 2025), and E.O. 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governance"},{"title":"Proposed Extension Without Change of a Currently Approved Collection; Request for Intervention, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, \"Request for Intervention \" This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, DLHWC is soliciting comments on the information collection for LS-4, Attorney Fee Approval Request, LS-5 Application for Special Fund Relief, LS-6 Commutation, LS-7 Request for Intervention, LS-8 Settlement Application Section, LS-9 Stipulation Approval Request by Registered or Certified Mail for Employers and/or Insurance Carriers, Attorney Fee Approval Request, Application for Special Fund Relief, Commutation Application, Request for Intervention, Settlement Application Section, and the Stipulation Approval.","document_number":"2025-22486","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/11/2025-22486/proposed-extension-without-change-of-a-currently-approved-collection-request-for-intervention","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-11/pdf/2025-22486.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22486.pdf?1765374315","publication_date":"2025-12-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Workers' Compensation Programs","name":"Workers' Compensation Programs Office","id":530,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/workers-compensation-programs-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/530","parent_id":271,"slug":"workers-compensation-programs-office"}],"excerpts":"33 U.S.C. 939(a).\n \n <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> Fee Approval Request (LS-4) \n \n When an <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> successfully obtains benefits for the injured worker or survivor, he or she may be entitled to a fee. \n See \n 33 U.S.C. 928; 20 CFR 702.132. In certain circumstances, the Act shifts payment of the <span class=\"match\">attorney's</span> fee to the employer (or its insurance carrier). 20 CFR 702.134. The appropriate adjudicator-an OWCP District Director, an Administrative Law Judge, the Benefits Review Board or a court-<span class=\"match\">must</span> approve the fee. The District Director rules on <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> fees for services rendered"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension","type":"Notice","abstract":"The FTC requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend for three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for information collection requirements contained in the agency's Mail, internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule (MITOR or Rule). That clearance expires on August 31, 2025.","document_number":"2025-15316","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/13/2025-15316/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-13/pdf/2025-15316.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15316.pdf?1755002707","publication_date":"2025-08-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"changes—which applies equally to <span class=\"match\">mail</span>, phone, and online orders.\n 4 \n \n Therefore, <span class=\"match\">telephone</span> orders do not create exceptional circumstances that would impact the FTC's analysis seeking renewal of pre-existing clearance for the Rule.\n \n \n \n 4 \n  There is no requirement in MITOR that a customer affirmatively consent before placing any order, be it through the <span class=\"match\">telephone</span>, <span class=\"match\">mail</span>, or internet. For <span class=\"match\">telephone</span> sales, like any distance sale, the seller <span class=\"match\">must</span> be clear about the delivery timeframe at point of sale. At the time of sale, sellers <span class=\"match\">must</span> have a reasonable basis"},{"title":"Professional Conduct of Attorneys Practicing Under the Cognizance and Supervision of the Judge Advocate General","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This rule proposes to remove existing general information about the professional responsibility requirements of attorneys practicing under the cognizance and supervision of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) and includes a new requirement for all non-U.S. Government attorneys to file a notice of appearance before appearing in any matter for which the JAG is charged with supervising the provision of legal services. It also proposes to remove existing content relating to the Rules of Professional Conduct and replaces it with complaint processing procedures.","document_number":"2024-09257","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/03/2024-09257/professional-conduct-of-attorneys-practicing-under-the-cognizance-and-supervision-of-the-judge","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-03/pdf/2024-09257.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09257.pdf?1714653915","publication_date":"2024-05-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Navy","name":"Navy Department","id":378,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/navy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/378","parent_id":103,"slug":"navy-department"}],"excerpts":"are provided to the covered <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> who is the subject of the complaint. Service of the formal complaint and other materials on the covered <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> be accomplished through personal service, registered/certified <span class=\"match\">mail</span> sent to the covered <span class=\"match\">attorney's</span> last known address reflected in official Navy and Marine Corps records or in the records of the State bar(s) that licensed the <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> to practice law, or email sent in a manner that verifies receipt by the covered <span class=\"match\">attorney</span>. The covered <span class=\"match\">attorney's</span> supervisory <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> also be provided notice of"},{"title":"Withdrawing the Attorney General's Delegation of Authority","type":"Rule","abstract":"This interim final rule (\"IFR\") amends the Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations relating to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") by withdrawing effectively moribund regulations regarding how ATF will adjudicate applications for relief from the disabilities imposed by certain firearms laws and withdrawing a related delegation.","document_number":"2025-04872","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/20/2025-04872/withdrawing-the-attorney-generals-delegation-of-authority","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-20/pdf/2025-04872.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04872.pdf?1742328910","publication_date":"2025-03-20","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":"agencies and employees of the Department of Justice are vested in the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General,” except for functions not relevant here. Moreover, the HSA expressly provided that “the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General may make such provisions as the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General determines appropriate to authorize the performance by any officer, employee, or agency of the Department of Justice of any function transferred to the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General under this section.” HSA 1111; \n see also \n 28 U.S.C. 510 (“The <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General may from time to time make such provisions as he considers appropriate"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (\"PRA\") clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Mail, internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule (\"MITOR\" or \"Rule\"). That clearance expires on August 31, 2025.","document_number":"2025-07194","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/25/2025-07194/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-25/pdf/2025-07194.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07194.pdf?1745498721","publication_date":"2025-04-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"file your comment on paper, <span class=\"match\">mail</span> your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20580.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n Michelle Schaefer, <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span>, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> Code CC-6316, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3515. \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n \n Title of Collection: \n <span class=\"match\">Mail</span>, internet, or <span class=\"match\">Telephone</span> Order Merchandise Rule (MITOR"},{"title":"Certification Process for State Capital Counsel Systems","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Chapter 154 of title 28, United States Code, provides special procedures for federal habeas corpus review of cases brought by prisoners in state custody who are under a sentence of death. The special procedures are available to States that the Attorney General has certified as having established mechanisms for the appointment, compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of competent counsel in state postconviction proceedings brought by indigent prisoners, and as providing standards of competency for the appointment of counsel in these proceedings. This rule would remove impediments to certification that chapter 154 does not authorize and would enable more prompt decisions on States' requests for certification.","document_number":"2026-05134","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/16/2026-05134/certification-process-for-state-capital-counsel-systems","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-16/pdf/2026-05134.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05134.pdf?1773405921","publication_date":"2026-03-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Attorney General"}],"excerpts":"for counsel compensation and simply authorizes the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General to “determine” that a State has done so. 28 U.S.C. 2265(a)(1)(A). Because chapter 154 does not authorize the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General to set a federal compensation standard for state capital counsel, the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General is statutorily prohibited from regulating on this issue.\n \n \n Even if chapter 154 did give the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General discretion to prescribe by regulation counsel-compensation requirements not stated in chapter 154, the <span class=\"match\">Attorney</span> General would not exercise that discretion. If States"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trademark Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651- 0056 (Trademark Submissions Regarding Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Representation). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the information collection to OMB.","document_number":"2024-08089","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/17/2024-08089/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-17/pdf/2024-08089.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08089.pdf?1713271517","publication_date":"2024-04-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"permitted to submit the information in paper form by <span class=\"match\">mail</span>, fax, or hand delivery. Applicants and registrants incur postage costs when submitting information to the USPTO by <span class=\"match\">mail</span> through the United States Postal Service. The USPTO estimates that 50 of the items in this information collection will submitted via <span class=\"match\">mail</span>. The USPTO estimates that the average postage cost for a <span class=\"match\">mailed</span> submission, using a Priority <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> legal flat rate envelope, will be $10.15. Therefore, the USPTO estimates the total <span class=\"match\">mailing</span> costs for this information collection at $508.\n \n"},{"title":"Pesticides; Petition Seeking Rulemaking To Modify Labeling Requirements for Pesticides and Devices","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a petition received from the Attorneys General of the States of Nebraska, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, and South Dakota requesting the Agency initiate rulemaking to amend the existing regulations under the Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act (FIFRA). The Attorneys General believe the Agency should modify its requirements such that any state labeling requirements inconsistent with EPA's findings and conclusions from its human health risk assessment on human health effects, such as a pesticide's likelihood to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm, constitute misbranding.","document_number":"2025-00251","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00251/pesticides-petition-seeking-rulemaking-to-modify-labeling-requirements-for-pesticides-and-devices","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-00251.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00251.pdf?1737121511","publication_date":"2025-01-21","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":"part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you <span class=\"match\">mail</span> to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that <span class=\"match\">includes</span> information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI <span class=\"match\">must</span> be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance"},{"title":"Domestic Competitive Products Pricing and Mailing Standards Changes","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]), to reflect changes to pricing and mailing standards for certain competitive products.","document_number":"2024-10668","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/15/2024-10668/domestic-competitive-products-pricing-and-mailing-standards-changes","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-15/pdf/2024-10668.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-10668.pdf?1715690732","publication_date":"2024-05-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"POSTAL SERVICE","name":"Postal Service","id":410,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/postal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/410","parent_id":null,"slug":"postal-service"}],"excerpts":"center based on a <span class=\"match\">telephone</span> request. Appointments may be made up to thirty (30) calendar days before the desired appointment date. <span class=\"match\">Mailers</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> comply with the scheduled <span class=\"match\">mail</span> deposit time and location. To cancel an appointment, the <span class=\"match\">mailer</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> notify the appropriate drop-shipment control center at least one day before the scheduled appointment time. Except for local <span class=\"match\">mailers</span>, for <span class=\"match\">mailings</span> of perishable commodities (601.8.0) under 2.8, appointments for deposit of destination entry <span class=\"match\">mail</span> at NDCs/RPDCs, ASFs/RPDCs, and SCFs/RPDCs <span class=\"match\">must</span> be scheduled through"},{"title":"Numbering Policies for Modern Communications","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes rules regarding direct access to numbers by providers of interconnected Voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The Commission takes this action in furtherance of Congress' directive in the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act to examine ways to reduce access to telephone numbers by potential perpetrators of illegal robocalls. These proposals aim to safeguard U.S. numbering resources and consumers, protect national security interests, promote public safety, and ensure compliance with other important Commission rules.","document_number":"2026-02858","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/12/2026-02858/numbering-policies-for-modern-communications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-12/pdf/2026-02858.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02858.pdf?1770817516","publication_date":"2026-02-12","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":"Commercial courier deliveries (any not send by the U.S. Postal Service) <span class=\"match\">must</span> be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. \n ○ Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class <span class=\"match\">Mail</span>, Priority <span class=\"match\">Mail</span>, and Priority <span class=\"match\">Mail</span> Express <span class=\"match\">must</span> be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. \n \n • \n People with Disabilities. \n To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to \n fcc504@fcc.gov \n or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), CRT proposes to establish a new system of records titled \"Civil Rights Division Reporting Portal,\" JUSTICE/CRT-012. This system of records modernizes how the Division receives reports of alleged civil rights violations from the public. It operates as a web application and database where the public will be able to access a streamlined, responsive web form to report potential violations of federal civil rights laws and securely submit the completed form to the database. The system also allows CRT to add reports received through non-web channels, such as hardcopy mail, telephone, email, or fax to the portal's database. This system enables the Division to more efficiently review and process reports to determine whether a report may contain information that supports further inquiry by CRT or pertains to ongoing investigations and legal proceedings on various issues related to protecting civil rights. This system will also allow the Division to provide status updates to the public, track portal metrics, and analyze progress on the concerns raised by the reports.","document_number":"2026-08317","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/29/2026-08317/privacy-act-of-1974-systems-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-29/pdf/2026-08317.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08317.pdf?1777380318","publication_date":"2026-04-29","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":"the Freedom of Information Act.\n \n When seeking records about yourself from this system of records or any other CRT system of records, your request <span class=\"match\">must</span> conform with the Privacy Act regulations set forth in 28 CFR 16 part D. You <span class=\"match\">must</span> first verify your identity, meaning that you <span class=\"match\">must</span> provide your full name, current address, and date and place of birth. You <span class=\"match\">must</span> sign your request, and your signature <span class=\"match\">must</span> either be notarized or submitted under 28 U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits statements to be made under penalty of perjury as a substitute for notarization"},{"title":"Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Marijuana","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This is notice that the Drug Enforcement Administration (\"DEA\") will hold a hearing with respect to the proposed rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act beginning June 29, 2026. The proposed rescheduling of marijuana was initially proposed in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2024. In accordance with Executive Order 14370, DEA is completing this process in the most expeditious manner in accordance with Federal law.","document_number":"2026-08177","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08177/schedules-of-controlled-substances-rescheduling-of-marijuana","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08177.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08177.pdf?1777293907","publication_date":"2026-04-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"}],"excerpts":"Time on May 24, 2026. If filing by <span class=\"match\">mail</span>, written notice <span class=\"match\">must</span> be filed with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, VA 22152, and <span class=\"match\">must</span> be postmarked on or before May 20, 2026. Paper requests that duplicate electronic submissions are not necessary and are discouraged.\n \n Each notice of intention to participate <span class=\"match\">must</span> be in conformity with the requirements of 21 CFR 1308.44(b) and in the form prescribed in 21 CFR 1316.48. Among those requirements, such requests <span class=\"match\">must</span>: \n (1) state with particularity the"},{"title":"Amending and Clarifying Foreign Agents Registration Act Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"DOJ,\" \"the Department\") is proposing amendments and other clarifications to the scope of certain exemptions, to update and add various definitions, and to make other modernizing changes to the Attorney General's Foreign Agents Registration Act (\"FARA\") implementing regulations.","document_number":"2024-30871","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/02/2024-30871/amending-and-clarifying-foreign-agents-registration-act-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-02/pdf/2024-30871.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30871.pdf?1735652709","publication_date":"2025-01-02","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":"requirement from the existing regulation that the <span class=\"match\">attorney</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> disclose that the <span class=\"match\">attorney's</span> representation is on behalf of a specific foreign principal to the court or agency decision maker regardless of whether any court or agency procedures require it.\n \n \n Question 8: What other changes, if any, should the Department make to 28 CFR 5.306 to clarify the scope of the exemption in 22 U.S.C. 613(g)? \n \n Two commenters commented on the applicability of FARA to non-<span class=\"match\">attorneys</span>. One suggested that non-<span class=\"match\">attorney</span> legal professionals should be eligible for the"},{"title":"Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Spring 2025","type":"Notice","abstract":"Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C 601- 612) the Federal Communications Commission is required to publish a regulatory flexibility agenda twice-yearly in the Federal Register describing any regulatory proceedings under development or review which are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 5 U.S.C. 602. In addition, Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review (Sep. 30, 1993), requires each agency to publish, twice yearly, a regulatory agenda (Agenda) of regulations under development or review during the next year which will be included in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). The Agenda required by Executive Order 12866 must include all regulations the agency expects to develop or review during the next 12 months, regardless of whether they may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. E.O. 12866 provides that agencies may combine this agenda with the regulatory flexibility agenda required under the RFA. To help keep the public informed of significant rulemaking proceedings and meet its obligations under the RFA and E.O. 12866, the Commission has prepared Agenda entries providing a brief description and summary of each regulatory activity that is currently planned for the 12 months, subject to revision, including the objectives and legal basis for each, and the name and telephone number of an agency official who is knowledgeable about items in the agenda. The Commission's Agenda entries published in the Federal Register are only those entries for rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities pursuant to the RFA. The Commission's complete list of regulatory and deregulatory actions for the Unified Agenda will be published on the internet in a searchable format at www.reginfo.gov.","document_number":"2025-18318","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/22/2025-18318/unified-agenda-of-federal-regulatory-and-deregulatory-actions-spring-2025","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-22/pdf/2025-18318.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18318.pdf?1758285917","publication_date":"2025-09-22","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":"Governmental Affairs Bureau \n Long-Term Actions \n \n \n   \n \n \n 193. RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE <span class=\"match\">TELEPHONE</span> CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (TCPA) OF 1991, CG DOCKET NOS. 21-402, 02-278, 17-59 [3060-AI14] \n Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 227 \n Abstract: In this docket, the Commission considers rules and policies to implement the <span class=\"match\">Telephone</span> Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). The TCPA places requirements on robocalls (calls using an automatic <span class=\"match\">telephone</span> dialing system, an autodialer, a prerecorded or, an artificial voice), telemarketing calls, and unsolicited"}]}