{"description":"Documents matching 'nprm domestic unfair federal register'","count":1002,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=nprm+domestic+unfair+federal+register&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") is issuing a final trade regulation rule entitled \"Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees\" (\"rule\" or \"final rule\") and Statement of Basis and Purpose addressing certain unfair or deceptive practices involving fees or charges for live-event tickets and short-term lodging: bait- and-switch pricing that hides the total price by omitting mandatory fees and charges from advertised prices; and misrepresenting the nature, purpose, amount, and refundability of fees or charges. The final rule specifies that it is an unfair and deceptive practice for businesses to offer, display, or advertise any price of live-event tickets or short-term lodging without clearly, conspicuously and prominently disclosing the total price. The rule also requires businesses to clearly and conspicuously make certain disclosures before a consumer consents to pay. The rule further specifies that it is an unfair and deceptive practice for businesses to misrepresent any fee or charge in any offer, display, or advertisement for live-event tickets or short-term lodging.","document_number":"2024-30293","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/10/2024-30293/trade-regulation-rule-on-unfair-or-deceptive-fees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-10/pdf/2024-30293.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30293.pdf?1736343916","publication_date":"2025-01-10","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":"proposed in the <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span> and including the full text of the <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span>.\n \n \n \n \n 8 \n  <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span>, 88 FR 77483.\n \n \n \n \n 9 \n  Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period: Trade Regulation Rule on <span class=\"match\">Unfair</span> or Deceptive Fees, 89 FR 38 (Jan. 2, 2024).\n \n \n \n In response to the <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span>, the Commission received over 60,800 comments from stakeholders representing a wide range of viewpoints and industries.\n 10 \n \n These stakeholders \n \n included numerous individual consumers and consumer groups who described examples and experiences with the <span class=\"match\">unfair</span> and deceptive"},{"title":"Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission commences a rulemaking to promulgate a trade regulation rule entitled \"Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees,\" which would prohibit unfair or deceptive practices relating to fees for goods or services, specifically, misrepresenting the total costs of goods and services by omitting mandatory fees from advertised prices and misrepresenting the nature and purpose of fees. The Commission finds these unfair or deceptive practices relating to fees to be prevalent based on prior enforcement, the comments it received in response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, and other information discussed in this proposal. The Commission now solicits written comment, data, and arguments concerning the utility and scope of the trade regulation rule proposed in this notice of proposed rulemaking to prevent the identified unfair or deceptive practices.","document_number":"2023-24234","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/09/2023-24234/trade-regulation-rule-on-unfair-or-deceptive-fees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-09/pdf/2023-24234.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24234.pdf?1699451123","publication_date":"2023-11-09","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":"proposed rulemaking; request for public comment. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Trade Commission commences a rulemaking to promulgate a trade regulation rule entitled “Rule on <span class=\"match\">Unfair</span> or Deceptive Fees,” which would prohibit <span class=\"match\">unfair</span> or deceptive practices relating to fees for goods or services, specifically, misrepresenting the total costs of goods and services by omitting mandatory fees from advertised prices and misrepresenting the nature and purpose of fees. The Commission finds these <span class=\"match\">unfair</span> or deceptive practices relating to fees to be prevalent based on"},{"title":"Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary amends the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to implement the statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in Public Law 119-21, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Department previously referred to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act as the \"One Big Beautiful Bill Act,\" including in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on January 30, 2026. These changes include establishing new loan limits for graduate students, professional students, and parents, and phasing out the Graduate PLUS (Grad PLUS) Program. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also simplifies the current broken and confusing myriad of Federal student loan repayment plans by phasing out the existing Income- Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans, creating a new Tiered Standard repayment plan option, and establishing a new income-driven repayment plan known as the Repayment Assistance Plan. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also enables borrowers in default who have previously rehabilitated a defaulted loan a second chance to rehabilitate their loan(s) and resume repayment.","document_number":"2026-08556","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08556/reimagining-and-improving-student-education-federal-student-loan-program-final-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08556.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08556.pdf?1777553126","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"From the <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span> \n c. Discussion of Costs, Benefits, and Transfers \n d. Accounting Statement \n e. Alternatives Considered \n 2. Regulatory Flexibility Act \n 3. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 \n 4. Congressional Review Act Intergovernmental Review Assessment of Education Impact Federalism \n \n I. Abbreviations \n APA: Administrative Procedure Act \n CFR: Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations \n CIP Code: Classification of Instructional Programs Code \n DL: <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Direct Loans \n E.O.: Executive Order \n FFEL: <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Family Education Loan Program \n FSA: <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Student"},{"title":"Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other Grant Aid; and Workforce Pell Grants","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary of Education (Secretary) amends the regulations governing institutional eligibility, general provisions, and the Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) Program under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs). The final regulations implement statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. In the NPRM, we referenced the WFTCA as the \"One Big Beautiful Bill\"; however, for clarity and consistency in this final rule, we will instead use WFTCA. The WFTCA made numerous changes to the HEA, including changes to student eligibility requirements for the Pell Grant Program and the establishment of Workforce Pell Grants for students who enroll in a new type of eligible program called an \"eligible workforce program,\" intended to be a high-quality, performance-based, short-term program that supports America's workforce needs.","document_number":"2026-10013","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/19/2026-10013/accountability-in-higher-education-and-access-through-demand-driven-workforce-pell-pell-grant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-19/pdf/2026-10013.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10013.pdf?1779108315","publication_date":"2026-05-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"an eligible institution. The Department expects postsecondary institutions to comply with all applicable <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> laws. The Department does not have enforcement authority over most of the <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> laws the commenter included in the submission. The appropriate <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> agency with jurisdiction will oversee proper enforcement of such laws and the Department is committed to working with any <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> agency that seeks assistance in enforcing <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> laws. Section 117 of the HEA requires institutions of higher education to report covered gifts and contracts"},{"title":"Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, DOL is proposing to amend its regulations governing the PERM program and Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) to incorporate changes to the computation of wage levels under the Department's four-tiered prevailing wage structure based on the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage survey administered by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These proposed revisions aim to better align prevailing wage levels with the wages paid to U.S. workers who are similarly employed in the occupation and area of intended employment. The Department's proposed revisions also seek to strengthen program integrity by reducing the incentive for employers to use these programs to replace, rather than supplement, U.S. workers by employing lower-paid alien workers. In addition, the revision would enable the Department to more effectively ensure that the employment of immigrant and nonimmigrant workers admitted or otherwise provided one of the covered statuses does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-06017","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-06017/improving-wage-protections-for-the-temporary-and-permanent-employment-of-certain-foreign-nationals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-06017.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06017.pdf?1774529117","publication_date":"2026-03-27","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":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"employers directly, rather than through the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n , because publishing multiple prevailing wage rates in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n would be administratively burdensome. Moreover, posting the wage levels on the OFLC website is more user-friendly: it allows employers and stakeholders to more easily locate and access the relevant wage information. In practice, users are far more likely to find the applicable wage data quickly and accurately on the OFLC website than by navigating the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n .\n \n Further, the proposed revisions to"},{"title":"Non-Compete Clause Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"Pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act (\"FTC Act\"), the Federal Trade Commission (\"Commission\") is issuing the Non- Compete Clause Rule (\"the final rule\"). The final rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition for persons to, among other things, enter into non-compete clauses (\"non-competes\") with workers on or after the final rule's effective date. With respect to existing non-competes--i.e., non-competes entered into before the effective date--the final rule adopts a different approach for senior executives than for other workers. For senior executives, existing non-competes can remain in force, while existing non-competes with other workers are not enforceable after the effective date.","document_number":"2024-09171","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/07/2024-09171/non-compete-clause-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-07/pdf/2024-09171.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09171.pdf?1715001372","publication_date":"2024-05-07","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":"\n \n The Commission weighs the two elements—indicia of <span class=\"match\">unfairness</span> and tendency to negatively affect competitive conditions—on a sliding scale. Where the indicia of <span class=\"match\">unfairness</span> are clear, conduct may be an <span class=\"match\">unfair</span> method of competition with only a limited showing of a tendency to negatively affect competitive conditions.\n 292 \n \n For example, conduct that is coercive and exploitative evinces facial <span class=\"match\">unfairness</span> and weighs heavily as clear indicia of <span class=\"match\">unfairness</span>.\n 293 \n \n Where indicia of <span class=\"match\">unfairness</span> are less clear, conduct may still violate section 5 where"},{"title":"Practice and Procedure: Rules of General Application, Safeguards, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, and Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") amends its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application, safeguards, antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, and section 337 adjudication and enforcement. The amendments are necessary to make certain technical corrections, to clarify certain provisions, to harmonize different parts of the Commission's rules, and to address concerns that have arisen in Commission practice. The intended effect of the proposed amendments is to facilitate compliance with the Commission's Rules and improve the administration of agency proceedings.","document_number":"2024-31242","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-31242/practice-and-procedure-rules-of-general-application-safeguards-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-31242.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31242.pdf?1735825511","publication_date":"2025-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Additional material to accompany each <span class=\"match\">registered</span> trademark-based complaint. \n There shall accompany the submission of each complaint based upon the alleged unauthorized importation or sale of an article covered by a <span class=\"match\">federally</span> <span class=\"match\">registered</span> trademark, one certified copy of the <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> registration \n \n and three additional copies, and one certified copy of the prosecution history for each <span class=\"match\">federally</span> <span class=\"match\">registered</span> trademark.\n \n \n (e) \n Additional material to accompany each complaint based on a non-<span class=\"match\">federally</span> <span class=\"match\">registered</span> trademark. \n There shall accompany the"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner will bring the U.S. in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement will increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2026-05564","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/20/2026-05564/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-20/pdf/2026-05564.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05564.pdf?1773924326","publication_date":"2026-03-20","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":"rules in part 1 of title 37 of the Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations to require foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners to be represented by a <span class=\"match\">registered</span> patent practitioner, as defined in 37 CFR 1.32(a)(1) (\n i.e., \n a <span class=\"match\">registered</span> patent attorney or <span class=\"match\">registered</span> patent agent under 37 CFR 11.6 or an individual given limited recognition under § 11.9(a) or (b) or § 11.16) (hereinafter, <span class=\"match\">registered</span> patent practitioner). Requiring all foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners to be represented by a <span class=\"match\">registered</span> patent practitioner: (1) treats foreign "},{"title":"Commercial Driver's License Standards; Requirements and Penalties: Applicability to the Exception for Certain Military Personnel","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations (FMCSR) to allow dual-status military technicians to qualify for the exception for certain military personnel from commercial driver's license (CDL) standards. Dual-status military technicians are civilian technicians employed by military units to provide day-to-day support such as training, maintenance, and other activities required to support the unit. They are required by statute to maintain membership in one of the Army or Air Force Reserve Components as a condition of their civilian employment.","document_number":"2026-03263","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03263/commercial-drivers-license-standards-requirements-and-penalties-applicability-to-the-exception-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-19/pdf/2026-03263.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03263.pdf?1771422315","publication_date":"2026-02-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"except <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.\n \n II. Abbreviations \n \n ART Air Reserve Technician \n ATA American Trucking Associations \n CDL Commercial Driver's License \n CE Categorical Exclusion \n CFR Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations \n CMV Commercial motor vehicle \n CMVSA Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act \n DOT Department of Transportation \n ELDT Entry-Level Driver Training \n FMCSA <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Motor Carrier Safety Administration \n FMCSR <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Motor Carrier"},{"title":"Student Debt Relief for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations related to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) to provide for the waiver of certain student loan debts. In this NPRM, the Department proposes regulations, in accordance with the Secretary's authority to waive repayment of a loan provided by the HEA, to provide targeted debt relief as part of efforts to address the burden of student loan debt. The proposed regulations would modify the Department's existing debt collection regulations to provide greater specificity regarding certain non-exhaustive situations in which the Secretary may exercise discretion to waive all or part of any debts owed to the Department.","document_number":"2024-07726","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/17/2024-07726/student-debt-relief-for-the-william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-program-direct-loans-the-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-17/pdf/2024-07726.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07726.pdf?1713271514","publication_date":"2024-04-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"document published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n . You may access the official edition of the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n and the Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations at \n www.govinfo.gov. \n At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.\n \n \n You may also access documents of the Department published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n by using the article search"},{"title":"HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or \"Department\") is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comment on its proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (\"Security Rule\") under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act). The proposed modifications would revise existing standards to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). The proposals in this NPRM would increase the cybersecurity for ePHI by revising the Security Rule to address: changes in the environment in which health care is provided; significant increases in breaches and cyberattacks; common deficiencies the Office for Civil Rights has observed in investigations into Security Rule compliance by covered entities and their business associates (collectively, \"regulated entities\"); other cybersecurity guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes; and court decisions that affect enforcement of the Security Rule.","document_number":"2024-30983","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-30983/hipaa-security-rule-to-strengthen-the-cybersecurity-of-electronic-protected-health-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-30983.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30983.pdf?1735334119","publication_date":"2025-01-06","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":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"RULE IN THE \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n ].\n \n \n (2) \n Limited deemed compliance period. \n A prior contract or other arrangement that meets the qualification requirements at paragraph (b)(1) of this section shall be deemed compliant until the earlier of the following dates:\n \n \n (i) The date such contract or other arrangement is renewed on or after [DATE 240 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RULE IN THE \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n ].\n \n \n (ii) [DATE 1 YEAR AND 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RULE IN THE \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n ].\n \n \n (c)"},{"title":"William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program under 34 CFR 685.219 to exclude employers that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose. The proposed regulations would prevent taxpayer-funded PSLF benefits from being improperly provided to individuals who are employed by organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose. These proposed changes are intended to improve the administration of the PSLF program and provide protection for taxpayers.","document_number":"2025-15665","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15665/william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-direct-loan-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15665.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15665.pdf?1755261946","publication_date":"2025-08-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"document published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n . You may access the official edition of the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n and the Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations at \n www.govinfo.gov \n . At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.\n \n \n You may also access documents of the Department published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n by using the article search"},{"title":"Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries for filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended). Through this rule, DHS is implementing a weighted selection process that will generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens, while maintaining the opportunity for employers to secure H-1B workers at all wage levels, to better serve the congressional intent for the H-1B program. This rule will be effective in time for the FY 2027 registration season.","document_number":"2025-23853","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23853.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23853.pdf?1766497516","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"CBA—collective bargaining agreement \n CFR—Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations \n COVID-19—Coronavirus Disease of 2019 \n CPI-U—Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers \n CRA—Congressional Review Act \n DHS—U.S. Department of Homeland Security \n DOW—U.S. Department of War \n DOL—U.S. Department of Labor \n E.O.—Executive Order \n EPA—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency \n ETA—Employment and Training Administration \n FDNS—Fraud Detection and National Security \n FR—<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n FY—Fiscal Year \n GDP—gross <span class=\"match\">domestic</span> product \n HHS—U.S. Department of Health and Human"},{"title":"Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Fall 2023","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Publication of the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions represents a key component of the regulatory planning mechanism prescribed in Executive Order (\"E.O.\") 12866, \"Regulatory Planning and Review,\" (58 FR 51735, as amended) and reaffirmed in E.O. 13563, \"Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,\" (76 FR 3821) and E.O. 14094, \"Modernizing Regulatory Review,\" (88 FR 21879). The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires that agencies publish semiannual regulatory agendas in the Federal Register describing regulatory actions they are developing that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (5 U.S.C. 602). The Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda), published in the fall and spring, helps agencies fulfill all of these requirements. All Federal regulatory agencies have chosen to publish their regulatory agendas as part of this publication. The complete publication of the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda contains the Regulatory Plans of 29 Federal agencies and 69 Federal agency regulatory agendas available to the public at www.reginfo.gov. The Fall 2023 Unified Agenda publication appearing in the Federal Register includes the Regulatory Plan and agency Regulatory Flexibility Agendas, in accordance with the publication requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Agency Regulatory Flexibility Agendas contain only those Agenda entries for rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities and entries that have been selected for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.","document_number":"2024-00476","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/09/2024-00476/introduction-to-the-unified-agenda-of-federal-regulatory-and-deregulatory-actions-fall-2023","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-09/pdf/2024-00476.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-00476.pdf?1707399919","publication_date":"2024-02-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"REGULATORY INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER","name":"Regulatory Information Service Center","id":449,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/regulatory-information-service-center","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/449","parent_id":null,"slug":"regulatory-information-service-center"}],"excerpts":"in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n by the agencies of the <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Government. 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These final regulations affect taxpayers intending to satisfy the PWA requirements to be eligible for increased amounts of Federal income tax credits or an increased deduction, including those intending to make elective payment elections for available credit amounts, and those intending to transfer increased credit amounts. These final regulations also affect taxpayers intending to satisfy the prevailing wage requirements to be eligible for increased amounts of those Federal income tax credits that do not have associated apprenticeship requirements. Additionally, these final regulations affect taxpayers who initially fail to satisfy the PWA requirements (or prevailing wage requirements, as applicable) and subsequently comply with the correction and penalty procedures in order to be deemed to satisfy the PWA requirements (or prevailing wage requirements, as applicable). Finally, these final regulations address specific PWA and prevailing wage recordkeeping and reporting requirements.","document_number":"2024-13331","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/25/2024-13331/increased-amounts-of-credit-or-deduction-for-satisfying-certain-prevailing-wage-and-registered","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-25/pdf/2024-13331.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-13331.pdf?1718714714","publication_date":"2024-06-25","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":"apply to all <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> construction contracts with certainty at the time of contract award (that is, in advance of work being performed). Those same pre-filing requirements are not prescribed in the Code. \n As acknowledged by many commenters, the Treasury Department and the IRS need to take a reasonable approach to interpret a Code provision that references a <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> law applicable to <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> contracts (a system that applies with certainty in the case of a <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> contracting agency that solicits bids for a contract) in the context of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> taxes (a"},{"title":"Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule updates FRA's locomotive engineer certification requirements to reduce the information required on a locomotive engineer's certificate, and allowing certificates to be electronic. This rule also changes the certification revocation process and the Administrative Hearing Officer (AHO) process. Lastly, this rule makes administrative updates, including revising definitions and correcting errors in the regulatory text.","document_number":"2026-08257","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08257/qualification-and-certification-of-locomotive-engineers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08257.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08257.pdf?1777293917","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":"Initiative (90 FR 10583, Feb. 25, 2025), FRA is reviewing its regulatory requirements in parts 200 through 299 of title 49, Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations (CFR) and revising requirements to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens without compromising transportation safety. \n \n On July 1, 2025, FRA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (<span class=\"match\">NPRM</span>) that proposed various changes to 49 CFR part 240 (part 240).\n 1 \n \n Specifically, the <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span> proposed: (1) reducing the information required on an engineer's certificate and allowing certificates to be electronic; (2)"},{"title":"Renewable Energy Modernization Rule","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Interior (the Department or DOI), acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) (\"the agencies\"), is finalizing regulatory amendments to its renewable energy regulations under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this final rule was published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2023. While the NPRM contemplated amendments only to the Department's existing renewable energy regulations that are administered by BOEM, this final rule also finalizes regulatory amendments previously proposed by BOEM that are now administered by BSEE and includes amendments to regulations resulting from the \"Reorganization of Title 30--Renewable Energy and Alternative Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf\" direct final rule, issued by the Department on January 31, 2023. This final rule eliminates unnecessary requirements for the deployment of meteorological (met) buoys; increases survey flexibility; improves the project design and installation verification process; establishes a public Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule; reforms BOEM's renewable energy auction regulations; tailors financial assurance requirements and instruments; clarifies safety management system regulations; revises other provisions; and makes technical corrections. This final rule advances the Department's energy policies in a safe and environmentally sound manner that will provide a fair return to the U.S. taxpayer.","document_number":"2024-08791","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/15/2024-08791/renewable-energy-modernization-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-15/pdf/2024-08791.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08791.pdf?1715690712","publication_date":"2024-05-15","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 Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"},{"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":"Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) (“the agencies”), is finalizing regulatory amendments to its renewable energy regulations under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). The notice of proposed rulemaking (<span class=\"match\">NPRM</span>) for this final rule was published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n on January 30, 2023. While the <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span> contemplated amendments only to the Department's existing renewable energy regulations that are administered by BOEM, this final rule also finalizes regulatory amendments previously proposed by BOEM that are now administered"},{"title":"Buy America Requirements for Manufactured Products","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends FHWA's Buy America regulation to terminate FHWA's general waiver for manufactured products and establish Buy America requirements for manufactured products with respect to Federal-aid highway projects. The standards for applying Buy America to manufactured products are generally consistent with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance implementing the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)).","document_number":"2024-31350","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/14/2024-31350/buy-america-requirements-for-manufactured-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-14/pdf/2024-31350.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31350.pdf?1736775916","publication_date":"2025-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Highway Administration","name":"Federal Highway Administration","id":170,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-highway-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/170","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-highway-administration"}],"excerpts":"again disincentivizing them from attempting to provide <span class=\"match\">domestic</span> manufactured products on <span class=\"match\">Federal</span>-aid projects. \n Id. \n FHWA stated its belief that, in line with OMB's Implementation Guidance, waivers should aim to proactively encourage <span class=\"match\">domestic</span> manufacturing by providing clear market signals about which markets <span class=\"match\">domestic</span> manufacturers can enter with the reasonable expectation that their products could adequately compete for use on <span class=\"match\">Federal</span>-aid projects. \n Id. \n \n \n \n Accordingly, in the <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span>, FHWA stated its belief that the Manufactured Products General"},{"title":"Commercial Driver's License Standards; Requirements and Penalties: Applicability to the Exception for Certain Military Personnel","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FMCSA proposes to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations (FMCSRs) to allow dual-status military technicians to qualify for the exception for certain military personnel from commercial driver license (CDL) standards. This rulemaking responds to a petition for rulemaking submitted by James D. Welch.","document_number":"2025-09720","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/30/2025-09720/commercial-drivers-license-standards-requirements-and-penalties-applicability-to-the-exception-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-30/pdf/2025-09720.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09720.pdf?1748376912","publication_date":"2025-05-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"vehicle \n CMVSA Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act \n DoD Department of Defense \n DOT Department of Transportation \n ELDT Entry-Level Driver Training \n FHWA <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Highway Safety Administration \n FMCSA <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Motor Carrier Safety Administration \n FMCSRs <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Motor Carrier Safety Regulations \n FR <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n <span class=\"match\">NPRM</span> Notice of proposed rulemaking \n OMB Office of Management and Budget \n PIA Privacy Impact Assessment \n PTA Privacy Threshold Assessment \n UCMJ Uniform Code of Military Justice \n UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 \n U.S.C. United"},{"title":"Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. 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The proposed regulations would specify the Secretary's authority to waive all or part of any student loan debts owed to the Department based on the Secretary's determination that a borrower has experienced or is experiencing hardship related to such a loan.","document_number":"2024-25067","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-25067/student-debt-relief-based-on-hardship-for-the-william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-program-direct","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-25067.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25067.pdf?1730292330","publication_date":"2024-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"document published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n . You may access the official edition of the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n and the Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations at \n www.govinfo.gov. \n At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n , \n in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.\n \n \n You may also access documents of the Department published in the \n <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Register</span> \n by using the article search"}]}