{"description":"Documents matching 'must performed measurement facility owned'","count":6683,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=must+performed+measurement+facility+owned&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) requires all recognized telecommunication certification bodies (TCBs), test labs, and laboratory accreditation bodies to certify to the Commission that they are not owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity and to report all equity or voting interests of 5% or greater by any entity. The FCC also amends it rules to state that it will not recognize--and will revoke any existing recognition of--any TCB, test lab, or laboratory accreditation body that fails to provide, or that provides a false or inaccurate, certification; or that fails to provide, or provides false or inaccurate, information regarding equity or voting interests of 5% or greater. The FCC prohibits recognition of any TCB, test lab, or laboratory accreditation body owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity, and prohibits such TCBs, test labs, and laboratory accreditation bodies from participating in the Commission's equipment authorization program, not only with regard to the equipment certification process but also the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) process.","document_number":"2025-14970","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14970/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-14970.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14970.pdf?1754484348","publication_date":"2025-08-07","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":"(SDoC) is a procedure where the responsible party, as defined in \n \n § 2.909, makes <span class=\"match\">measurements</span> or completes other procedures found acceptable to the Commission to ensure that the equipment complies with the appropriate technical standards and other applicable requirements.\n \n (1) Equipment testing necessary to ensure compliance with the appropriate technical standards and other applicable requirements <span class=\"match\">must</span> not be <span class=\"match\">performed</span> at a <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> <span class=\"match\">facility</span> that is <span class=\"match\">owned</span> by, controlled by, or under the direction of a prohibited entity, as defined in § 2"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) proposes and seeks comment on further measures to safeguard the integrity of the FCC's equipment authorization program. The Commission seeks comment on whether to extend recently adopted prohibitions to include entities subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary or alternatively apply a presumption-of-prohibition to a larger class of entities. Additionally, the Commission seeks comment on expanding the group of prohibited entities to include several additional lists from federal agencies or statutes and ways it can facilitate and encourage more equipment authorization testing to occur at test labs within the United States or allied countries. Lastly, the Commission encourages further comment on post-market surveillance procedures to ensure compliance to prohibitions on authorization of covered equipment.","document_number":"2025-13308","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/16/2025-13308/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-16/pdf/2025-13308.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13308.pdf?1752583514","publication_date":"2025-07-16","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":"part, that was prepared by a <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> <span class=\"match\">facility</span> that is <span class=\"match\">owned</span> by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of any entity that also <span class=\"match\">owns</span>, controls, or directs the TCB. \n \n (d) * * * \n \n (2) Accept test data from any Commission-recognized accredited test laboratory, except as provided in paragraph (a)(3), subject to the requirements in ISO/IEC 17065, and <span class=\"match\">must</span> not unnecessarily repeat tests. \n \n (i) In accordance with ISO/IEC 17065 a TCB <span class=\"match\">must</span> <span class=\"match\">perform</span> appropriate post-market surveillance activities. These activities <span class=\"match\">must</span> be based on type testing a"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to strengthen requirements and oversight relating to telecommunications certification bodies and measurement facilities to help ensure the integrity of these entities for purposes of the equipment authorization, to better protect national security, and to advance the Commission's comprehensive strategy to build a more secure and resilient communications supply chain.","document_number":"2024-14491","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/05/2024-14491/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-05/pdf/2024-14491.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14491.pdf?1720010716","publication_date":"2024-07-05","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":"as follows: \n \n § 2.948 \n \n \n (b) * * * \n (1) * * * \n (viii) Certification from each <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> <span class=\"match\">facility</span> that no entity identified on the Covered List has, possesses, or otherwise controls an equity or voting interest of 10% or more in the <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> <span class=\"match\">facility</span>; and \n (ix) Documentation identifying any entity that holds a 5% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in the <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> <span class=\"match\">facility</span>. \n \n (c) * * * \n \n (9) Each recognized laboratory <span class=\"match\">must</span> certify to the Commission, no later than [30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF A FINAL"},{"title":"Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Documents Incorporated by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is incorporating by reference a collection of production measurement industry standards and safety industry standards into its regulations governing oil, gas, and sulfur operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Incorporation of these documents by reference will provide industry with up-to-date standards for measuring oil and gas production volumes and enhancing safety. Compliance with these standards will reduce uncertainty in the measurement of oil and gas production and update the minimum standards in the safety regulations.","document_number":"2026-11648","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11648/oil-and-gas-and-sulfur-operations-in-the-outer-continental-shelf-documents-incorporated-by-reference","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-10/pdf/2026-11648.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11648.pdf?1781009118","publication_date":"2026-06-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement","name":"Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau","id":576,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/576","parent_id":253,"slug":"safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau"}],"excerpts":"document already incorporated in the current regulations. \n 37. API Manual of Petroleum <span class=\"match\">Measurement</span> Standards Chapter 20.3—<span class=\"match\">Measurement</span> of Multiphase Flow, First Edition January 2013; Reaffirmed October 2018 \n This publication addresses multiphase flow <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> in the production environment, upstream of the custody transfer (single-phase) <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> point, where allocation <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> for onshore, offshore, or subsea is applied. For other multiphase flow <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> applications such as reservoir management, well tests, and flow assurance, the standard"},{"title":"Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Seward Cruise Ship Passenger Dock and Terminal Facility Project in Seward, Alaska","type":"Notice","abstract":"NMFS has received a request from Turnagain Marine Construction (TMC) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Seward Cruise Ship Passenger Dock and Terminal Facility project in Seward, Alaska. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, 1-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.","document_number":"2025-13708","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/22/2025-13708/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-22/pdf/2025-13708.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13708.pdf?1753101910","publication_date":"2025-07-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"monitoring effectiveness. \n Visual Monitoring \n Marine mammal monitoring <span class=\"match\">must</span> be conducted in accordance with the conditions in this section and the IHA. Marine mammal monitoring during pile driving and DTH activities <span class=\"match\">must</span> be conducted by PSOs meeting the following requirements: \n • PSOs <span class=\"match\">must</span> be independent of the activity contractor (for example, employed by a subcontractor) and have no other assigned tasks during monitoring periods; \n • At least one PSO <span class=\"match\">must</span> have prior experience <span class=\"match\">performing</span> the duties of a PSO during construction activity pursuant to a"},{"title":"Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This action would implement section 2209, of the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, by establishing a process for operators and proprietors of certain fixed site facilities to request and maintain an unmanned aircraft flight restriction. The proposal also establishes requirements for applicants to demonstrate the unmanned aircraft flight restriction is necessary for: aviation safety, protection of people and property on the ground, national security, or homeland security. Lastly, the proposal identifies the types of operations that are allowed in the unmanned aircraft flight restriction UAFR.","document_number":"2026-08943","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08943/designation-restrict-the-operation-of-unmanned-aircraft-in-close-proximity-to-a-fixed-site-facility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08943.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08943.pdf?1777985132","publication_date":"2026-05-06","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"}],"excerpts":"criteria: \n • Whether the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> meets the definition of 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e). \n • Whether the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> is a fixed site with a defined perimeter. \n • Whether the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> is openly accessible by other means, including by foot and vehicles. \n \n • Whether the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> has visible external sensitive operations vulnerable to surveillance.\n \n \n • Whether the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> has security measures in place. \n • Whether an unmanned aircraft poses a particular or unusual risk to people or property at the <span class=\"match\">facility</span>. \n • The criticality of the <span class=\"match\">facility</span>, including the consequence"},{"title":"Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document sets forth final regulations regarding the clean electricity production credit and the clean electricity investment credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. These final regulations provide rules for determining greenhouse gas emissions rates resulting from the production of electricity; petitioning for provisional emissions rates; and determining eligibility for these credits in various circumstances. The final regulations affect all taxpayers that claim the clean electricity production credit with respect to a qualified facility or the clean electricity investment credit with respect to a qualified facility or energy storage technology, as applicable, that is placed in service after 2024.","document_number":"2025-00196","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00196/section-45y-clean-electricity-production-credit-and-section-48e-clean-electricity-investment-credit","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00196.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00196.pdf?1736284515","publication_date":"2025-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"this reason, the comment is not adopted. \n D. Qualified <span class=\"match\">Facility</span> \n The proposed regulations adopted the statutory definition of a “qualified <span class=\"match\">facility</span>.” Section 45Y(b)(1)(A) provides, in part, that a qualified <span class=\"match\">facility</span> is a <span class=\"match\">facility</span> for which the GHG emissions rate is not greater than zero. The GHG emissions rate is further defined in section 45Y(b)(2). Section 45Y(b)(1)(B) provides that a <span class=\"match\">facility</span> is only treated as a qualified <span class=\"match\">facility</span> during the 10-year period beginning on the date the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> was originally placed in service. \n A commenter asked"},{"title":"Medicare Program; CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis (AKI) Payment, and ESRD Quality Incentive Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would update and revise the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System for calendar year 2027. This rule also proposes to update the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury. In addition, this rule proposes to update the requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program.","document_number":"2026-12925","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12925/medicare-program-cy-2027-changes-to-the-end-stage-renal-disease-esrd-prospective-payment-system","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12925.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12925.pdf?1782332109","publication_date":"2026-06-26","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":"the pediatric ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility</span> could create barriers to LVPA eligibility for some pediatric ESRD facilities. Under § 413.232(c), for purposes of determining eligibility for the LVPA, the number of treatments considered furnished by the ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility</span> equals the aggregate number of treatments furnished by the ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility</span> and the number of treatments furnished by other ESRD facilities that are both under common ownership with, and 5 road miles or less from, the ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility</span> in question. To receive the LVPA, an ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> submit a written attestation"},{"title":"National Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations: Technology Review","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the marine tank vessel loading operations (MTVLO) source category under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112. The EPA is proposing certain decisions resulting from the Agency's technology review of the MTVLO NESHAP pursuant to CAA section 112(d)(6). Specifically, the EPA is proposing enhanced flare monitoring requirements, requirements to perform periodic performance testing, electronic reporting provisions, and removal of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) exemptions.","document_number":"2026-04304","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/04/2026-04304/national-emission-standards-for-marine-tank-vessel-loading-operations-technology-review","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-04/pdf/2026-04304.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04304.pdf?1772545526","publication_date":"2026-03-04","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":"law” \n 8 \n \n or determines that “the application of <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> methodology to a particular class of sources is not practicable due to technological and economic limitations.” \n 9 \n \n The EPA considers a <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> to be not “technologically practicable” within the meaning of CAA section 112(h)(2)(B) if the majority of the <span class=\"match\">measurements</span> are below the detection limit. Such <span class=\"match\">measurements</span> raise issues of questionable reliability, feasibility, and enforceability. Additionally, the application of <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> methodology in such situations could be “not practicable"},{"title":"Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule updates and revises the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System for calendar year 2026. This rule also includes updates to the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury. In addition, this rule updates the requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program and terminates and modifies requirements for the ESRD Treatment Choices Model.","document_number":"2025-20681","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20681/medicare-program-end-stage-renal-disease-prospective-payment-system-payment-for-renal-dialysis","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20681.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20681.pdf?1763673309","publication_date":"2025-11-24","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":"rule (87 FR 67161). \n An ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> wage index is applied to the LRS of the ESRD PPS base rate. In the CY 2023 ESRD PPS final rule (87 FR 67153), we finalized the use of a LRS of 55.2 percent. In the CY 2021 ESRD PPS final rule (85 FR 71436), we finalized a temporary policy which applied a 5 percent cap on any decrease in an ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> wage index from the ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> wage index from the prior CY. We finalized that the transition would be phased in over 2 years, such that the reduction in an ESRD <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> wage index would be capped at"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to introduce an update to the Privacy Act system of records, USDA/FNS-5, \"Information on Persons Disqualified from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,\" which is retitled to \"USDA/FNA-5, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program--Information on Persons Disqualified from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and on Households in the Quality Control Universe.\" This system is owned, administered, and secured by the Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA). The primary purpose of this system is to assist in the administration and enforcement of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The purpose of this modification is to clarify and expand what systems and records this system of records (SOR) covers and includes program and technical updates to the system. This includes modifying SNAP Quality Control (QC) records that had been contained in FNS-7 SORN, which will now be covered under FNA-5. All records formerly covered under USDA/FNS-7 will be maintained within SNAP-QCS and used in conjunction with the Electronic Disqualified Recipient System (eDRS) for program integrity and statutory QC requirements. Consolidation ensures continued Privacy Act coverage and eliminates duplicative SORNs. Proposed technical changes include adding another location, maintenance, and storage of records to include electronic records.","document_number":"2026-12997","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/29/2026-12997/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-29/pdf/2026-12997.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12997.pdf?1782477908","publication_date":"2026-06-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Administration","name":"Food and Nutrition Administration","id":625,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/625","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-administration"}],"excerpts":"agency <span class=\"match\">must</span> submit information about individuals who have been disqualified from SNAP within their State to eDRS. As a participant in this matching program, each State agency has access to this national system to both submit the required information for their State and <span class=\"match\">perform</span> the required matches against information provided by all State agencies. \n POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS: \n Records are maintained on the Department's computers at the DISC-KC on electronic media and storage within the NetApp environment at that <span class=\"match\">facility</span>. These"},{"title":"Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would update and revise the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System for calendar year 2026. This rule also proposes to update the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury. In addition, this rule proposes to update requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program and to terminate and modify requirements for the ESRD Treatment Choices Model.","document_number":"2025-12368","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12368/medicare-program-end-stage-renal-disease-prospective-payment-system-payment-for-renal-dialysis","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12368.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12368.pdf?1751314516","publication_date":"2025-07-02","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":"for a <span class=\"match\">facility</span> were not included in that <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> TPS. For the SHR clinical measure and the SRR clinical measure, facilities were required to have at least 5 patient-years at risk and 11 index discharges, respectively, to be included in the <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> TPS. For the STrR clinical measure, facilities were required to have at least 10 patient-years at risk to be included in the <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> TPS. For the ICH CAHPS measure, facilities were required to have at least 30 survey-eligible patients to be included in the <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> TPS. Each <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> TPS was"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2026","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule finalizes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2026. This final rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.","document_number":"2025-14679","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/04/2025-14679/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-04/pdf/2025-14679.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14679.pdf?1753992908","publication_date":"2025-08-04","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":"revisions to the data submission deadlines for assessment data collected for the SNF QRP, and advancing digital quality <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> in SNFs. Finally, this final rule updates the Skilled Nursing <span class=\"match\">Facility</span> Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program, including providing final performance standards, removing the Health Equity Adjustment from the Program's scoring methodology, applying the Program's scoring methodology to the Skilled Nursing <span class=\"match\">Facility</span> Within-Stay Potentially Preventable Readmission (SNF WS PPR) measure, adopting a new reconsideration process that"},{"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":"established an improper payment <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> for the FFE, (that is, the Federal Exchange Improper Payment Measure or FEIPM),\n 130 \n \n State Exchanges have operated without comparable systematic <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> of APTC improper payments. The FFE's improper payment <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> is overseen by the Payment Accuracy and Reporting Group (PARG), within the CMS Office of Financial Management (OFM), which has developed comprehensive methodologies and systems to ensure accurate <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> and reporting. By extending similar <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> methodologies to State Exchanges"},{"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":"established an improper payment <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> for the FFE, (that is, the Federal Exchange Improper Payment Measure or FEIPM),\n 234 \n \n State Exchanges have operated without comparable systematic <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> of APTC improper payments. The FFE's improper payment <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> is overseen by the Payment Accuracy and Reporting Group (PARG), within the CMS Office of Financial Management (OFM), which has developed comprehensive methodologies and systems to ensure accurate <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> and reporting. By extending similar <span class=\"match\">measurement</span> methodologies to State Exchanges"},{"title":"Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing facility response plan requirements for worst case discharges of Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substances for onshore non-transportation-related facilities that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment by discharging a CWA hazardous substance into or on the navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or exclusive economic zone.","document_number":"2024-05870","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/28/2024-05870/clean-water-act-hazardous-substance-facility-response-plans","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-28/pdf/2024-05870.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05870.pdf?1711543523","publication_date":"2024-03-28","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":"submitted within six months from the time of discovery or notification that a <span class=\"match\">facility</span> could cause “substantial harm.” This timeline is similar to that of the oil FRP program, where an oil FRP <span class=\"match\">must</span> be resubmitted within 60 days of each material change in <span class=\"match\">facility</span> or plan that could affect the adequacy of a <span class=\"match\">facility's</span> response capabilities, such as the ability to respond to a worst case discharge. \n EPA has added § 118.4(a)(6), whereby a covered <span class=\"match\">facility</span> owner or operator <span class=\"match\">must</span> review and recertify their plan Agency every five years. This will ensure"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This rule proposes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2027. This proposed rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.","document_number":"2026-06674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/07/2026-06674/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-07/pdf/2026-06674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06674.pdf?1775164507","publication_date":"2026-04-07","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":"skilled services regardless of payer, rather than any long-term resident residing in the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> who becomes skilled in place, that is requiring skilled services without leaving the <span class=\"match\">facility</span>. We are also proposing that long-term residents who take a leave of absence \n 29 \n \n and return to the <span class=\"match\">facility</span> requiring skilled care would not require a skilled care admission assessment and submission of MDS data, while long-term residents that are discharged from the <span class=\"match\">facility</span>,\n 30 \n \n and are subsequently readmitted for covered skilled care would trigger the"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Crash Avoidance Warning System Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Research","type":"Notice","abstract":"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites public comments on our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled, \"Crash Avoidance Warning System Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Research.\"","document_number":"2024-25821","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/07/2024-25821/agency-information-collection-activities-notice-and-request-for-comment-crash-avoidance-warning","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-07/pdf/2024-25821.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25821.pdf?1730900725","publication_date":"2024-11-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"information from the public, it <span class=\"match\">must</span> receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies <span class=\"match\">must</span> solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled, “Crash Avoidance Warning System Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Research.” \n \n \n DATES: \n Comments <span class=\"match\">must</span> be submitted on or before January"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2026. As required by statute, this final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2026. It also continues the second year of the 3-year phaseout of the rural adjustment, which began in FY 2025. Additionally, the final rule includes updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program.","document_number":"2025-14780","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14780/medicare-program-inpatient-rehabilitation-facility-prospective-payment-system-for-federal-fiscal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-05/pdf/2025-14780.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14780.pdf?1754079306","publication_date":"2025-08-05","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":"(without comorbidities) appears in Table 6. \n \n Example: \n One beneficiary is in <span class=\"match\">Facility</span> A, an IRF located in rural Spencer County, Indiana, and another beneficiary is in <span class=\"match\">Facility</span> B, an IRF located in urban Harrison County, Indiana. <span class=\"match\">Facility</span> A, a rural non-teaching hospital has a Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) percentage of 5 percent (which would result in a LIP adjustment of 1.0156), a wage index of 0.8565, and a rural adjustment of 14.9 percent. <span class=\"match\">Facility</span> B, an urban teaching hospital, has a DSH percentage of 15 percent (which would result"},{"title":"Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Revision to Taconite Federal Implementation Plan","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to modify nitrogen oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) emission limits for the indurating furnace at United States Steel's (U.S. Steel's) Keetac taconite facility in Keewatin, Minnesota (Keetac), to satisfy the requirement for best available retrofit technology (BART) at taconite facilities. EPA is proposing this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the Clean Air Act (CAA).","document_number":"2025-07055","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/24/2025-07055/air-plan-approval-minnesota-revision-to-taconite-federal-implementation-plan","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-24/pdf/2025-07055.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07055.pdf?1745412310","publication_date":"2025-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"States, or EPA if developing a FIP, <span class=\"match\">must</span> address all visibility-impairing pollutants emitted by a source in the BART determination process. The most significant visibility impairing pollutants are sulfur dioxide (SO\n 2 \n ), NO\n X \n , and particulate matter (PM).\n \n \n A State Implementation Plan (SIP) or FIP addressing regional haze <span class=\"match\">must</span> include source-specific BART emission limits and compliance schedules for each source subject to BART. Once a state or EPA has made a BART determination, the BART controls <span class=\"match\">must</span> be installed and operated as expeditiously"}]}