{"description":"Documents matching 'obtain worker permission procure consumer'","count":413,"total_pages":21,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=obtain+worker+permission+procure+consumer&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-06: Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores for Hiring, Promotion, and Other Employment Decisions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-06, titled, \"Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores for Hiring, Promotion, and Other Employment Decisions.\" In this circular, the CFPB responds to the question, \"Can an employer make employment decisions utilizing background dossiers, algorithmic scores, and other third-party consumer reports about workers without adhering to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)?\"","document_number":"2024-26099","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/12/2024-26099/consumer-financial-protection-circular-2024-06-background-dossiers-and-algorithmic-scores-for-hiring","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-12/pdf/2024-26099.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26099.pdf?1731073578","publication_date":"2024-11-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"information about a <span class=\"match\">worker</span> are “<span class=\"match\">consumer</span> reports” under the FCRA. Other types of <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> reports may include, for example, reports that convey scores assessing a current <span class=\"match\">worker's</span> risk level or performance. \n Employers that use <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> reports—both initially when hiring <span class=\"match\">workers</span> and for subsequent employment purposes—must comply with FCRA obligations, including the requirement to <span class=\"match\">obtain</span> a <span class=\"match\">worker's</span> <span class=\"match\">permission</span> to <span class=\"match\">procure</span> a <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> report, the obligation to provide notices before and upon taking adverse actions, and a prohibition on using <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> reports for"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, and 41","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, 41, and 52.","document_number":"2026-12560","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12560/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-6-7-10-18","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12560.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12560.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"efficacy of the <span class=\"match\">procurement</span> system, or protect economic or national security. The FAR Council reviewed all non-statutory requirements to determine if they are still relevant and essential to sound <span class=\"match\">procurement</span> in today's contracting environment based on the criteria from section 4 of the E.O. The proposed rule retains non-statutory requirements that further one or more of the elements of sound <span class=\"match\">procurements</span>, including those requirements that serve as guardrails to protecting taxpayer interests and promote taxpayer confidence in the <span class=\"match\">procurement</span> system. Non-statutory"},{"title":"Bus Testing: Updates to Bus Testing Program Procedures and Policies, Clarifications, Technical Adjustments, and Other Program Updates","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is proposing amendments to its bus testing regulation. The proposed changes will improve the efficiency of the testing program for stakeholders, enhance the value of bus testing reports for consumers, and assist in removing outdated test reports.","document_number":"2026-12919","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12919/bus-testing-updates-to-bus-testing-program-procedures-and-policies-clarifications-technical","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12919.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12919.pdf?1782391515","publication_date":"2026-06-26","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 Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"and including whether manufacturers should be barred from making any modifications at all to a bus model during a test. \n FTA notes that the data <span class=\"match\">obtained</span> during testing of a bus model generally are not affected by the cosmetic condition of the bus. Therefore, FTA generally has allowed test buses to be submitted unpainted, with non-matching upholstery, etc., because these do not affect the data <span class=\"match\">obtained</span>. Similarly, FTA also has not counted as unscheduled maintenance hours any time needed to prepare and paint repaired components to restore their original"},{"title":"Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a final rule to carry out the personal financial data rights established by the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The final rule requires banks, credit unions, and other financial service providers to make consumers' data available upon request to consumers and authorized third parties in a secure and reliable manner; defines obligations for third parties accessing consumers' data, including important privacy protections; and promotes fair, open, and inclusive industry standards.","document_number":"2024-25079","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/18/2024-25079/required-rulemaking-on-personal-financial-data-rights","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-18/pdf/2024-25079.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25079.pdf?1731678320","publication_date":"2024-11-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"customer.\n \n \n • Provide the <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> with a copy of the authorization disclosure that the <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> has signed electronically or in writing and contact information that enables a <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> to receive answers to questions about the third party's access to the <span class=\"match\">consumer's</span> covered data. \n • Have reasonable written policies and procedures designed to ensure that the third party provides to the <span class=\"match\">consumer</span>, upon request, certain information about the third party's access to the <span class=\"match\">consumer's</span> covered data. \n \n • Provide the <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> with a method to revoke the"},{"title":"EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), which the President signed on March 15, 2022. The RIA substantially reforms and adds significant integrity provisions to the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) visa category for alien investors and the associated Regional Center Program. In general, under the EB-5 program, aliens are eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States if they make the necessary investment in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-13392","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13392/eb-5-reform-and-integrity-act-of-2022-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-eb-5-program-automatic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13392.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13392.pdf?1782909918","publication_date":"2026-07-02","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":"detailing the average employer costs for employee compensation for all civilian <span class=\"match\">workers</span> in major occupational groups and \n \n industries. Based on the BLS data relied on, the cost of employee benefits is approximately 42 percent of the cost of wages and salaries for private industry <span class=\"match\">workers</span>, and we augment this multiple to account for higher benefits for federal <span class=\"match\">workers</span>.\n 108 \n \n DHS analysis of data provided by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicates that for <span class=\"match\">workers</span> with bachelor's degrees and higher the average difference between federal and"},{"title":"Certificates of Compliance","type":"Rule","abstract":"In consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) issues this final rule (the Final Rule) to revise the agency's regulation for Certificates of Compliance (certificates). The Final Rule aligns CPSC's current certificates rule with other CPSC rules on testing and certification, and implements, for importation of products and substances regulated by CPSC, electronic filing of certificates (eFiling) with CBP.","document_number":"2024-30826","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/08/2024-30826/certificates-of-compliance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-08/pdf/2024-30826.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30826.pdf?1736257516","publication_date":"2025-01-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"labelers issue certificates for all <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> products subject to a <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> product safety rule under the CPSA, or a similar rule, ban, standard, or regulation under any other law enforced by the Commission, that are imported for consumption or warehousing or distributed in commerce. 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(11)-(12); 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(1). In this Final Rule, all <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> products and substances subject to a CPSC rule, ban, standard, or regulation required to be certified under section 14(a) of the CPSA are referred to as “<span class=\"match\">consumer</span> products” or “products.”\n \n"},{"title":"Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This toy safety standard sets forth only minimal labeling requirements for aquatic toys such as neck floats. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) proposes to establish new performance and revised labeling requirements to address potentially deadly hazards associated with neck floats. The Commission also proposes to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include neck floats.","document_number":"2024-25446","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/20/2024-25446/mandatory-toy-safety-standards-requirements-for-neck-floats","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-20/pdf/2024-25446.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25446.pdf?1732023915","publication_date":"2024-11-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"and capitalized to strengthen the statement and attract the <span class=\"match\">consumer's</span> attention to the warning label. If the <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> reads nothing else, this statement may challenge some <span class=\"match\">consumers</span>' perception that the product will necessarily keep the child's mouth and nose above the water. This perception of safety is dangerous because it may lead <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> to provide inadequate supervision of the child using the product in water. This language is required by the Australian Competition &amp; <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Commission (ACCC) for floatation aids as specified in the Australian"},{"title":"Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) proposes to amend its regulations governing the certification of temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers employed in temporary or seasonal agricultural employment and the enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of these nonimmigrant workers. The revisions proposed in this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) focus on strengthening protections for temporary agricultural workers and enhancing the Department's capabilities to monitor program compliance and take necessary enforcement actions against program violators.","document_number":"2023-19852","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/15/2023-19852/improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in-the-united-states","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-15/pdf/2023-19852.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-19852.pdf?1694609159","publication_date":"2023-09-15","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"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"agricultural <span class=\"match\">workers</span> and best safeguard the integrity of the H-2A program, while continuing to ensure that responsible employers have access to willing and available agricultural <span class=\"match\">workers</span> and are not unfairly disadvantaged by employers that exploit <span class=\"match\">workers</span> and attempt to evade the law. \n D. Summary of Major Provisions of This Proposed Rule \n 1. Protections for <span class=\"match\">Workers</span> Who Advocate for Better Working Conditions and Labor Organizing Activities \n \n The Department proposes revisions to § 655.135 that will provide stronger protections for <span class=\"match\">workers</span> protected"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Water Beads","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This safety standard sets forth requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposes to establish additional performance and labeling requirements for these products. The Commission also proposes to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include water bead toys and toys that contain water beads.","document_number":"2024-19286","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-19286/safety-standard-for-toys-requirements-for-water-beads","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-09/pdf/2024-19286.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19286.pdf?1725626718","publication_date":"2024-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"Hazard Control Hierarchy and its Utility in Safety Decisions about <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Products. In W. Karwowski, M.M. Soares, &amp; N.A. Stanton (Eds.), Human Factors and Ergonomics in <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Design: Uses and Applications (pp. 33-39). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; Williams, D.J., &amp; Noyes, J.M. (2011). Reducing the Risk to <span class=\"match\">Consumers</span>: Implications for Designing Safe <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Products. In W. Karwowski, M.M. Soares, &amp; N.A. Stanton (Eds.), \n Human Factors and Ergonomics in <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Design: Uses and Applications \n (pp. 3-21). Boca Raton, FL:"},{"title":"Advancing United States Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-01395","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01395/advancing-united-states-leadership-in-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01395.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01395.pdf?1737035143","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"future economy, including geothermal, solar, wind, and nuclear energy; foster a vibrant, competitive, and open technology ecosystem in the United States, in which small companies can compete alongside large ones; maintain low <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> electricity prices; and help ensure that the development of AI infrastructure benefits the <span class=\"match\">workers</span> building it and communities near it. \n With this order, I provide a plan for protecting national security, preserving our economic competitiveness, revitalizing our energy infrastructure, and ensuring United States leadership"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025; Updating Section 1332 Waiver Public Notice Procedures; Medicaid; Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment program, as well as 2025 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 requirements related to the auto re-enrollment hierarchy; essential health benefits; failure to file Federal income taxes to reconcile advance payments of the premium tax credit (APTC); non- standardized plan option limits in the FFEs and SBE-FPs and a related exceptions process; standardized plan options in the FFEs and SBE-FPs; special enrollment periods (SEPs); direct enrollment (DE) entities supporting Exchange applications and enrollments; the Insurance Affordability Program enrollment eligibility verification process; requirements for agents, brokers, web-brokers, and DE entities assisting Exchange consumers; network adequacy; public notice procedures for section 1332 waivers; prescription drug benefits; updates to the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program; and State flexibility on the effective date of coverage in the Basic Health Program (BHP).","document_number":"2024-07274","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/15/2024-07274/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2025","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-15/pdf/2024-07274.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07274.pdf?1712351231","publication_date":"2024-04-15","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":"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":"representatives must be able to assist <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> with their QHP application, which includes providing <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> information on their APTC and CSR eligibility, helping <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> understand their QHP options, helping <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> select a QHP, and helping <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> submit QHP enrollment applications to the Exchange. We are finalizing these standards with modifications.\n \n \n Currently, § 155.205(a) requires that Exchanges provide for operation of a <span class=\"match\">consumer</span>-accessible, toll-free call center that addresses the needs of <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> requesting assistance. For a State"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Infant and Infant/Toddler Rockers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act, section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), requires the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. These standards are to be substantially the same as applicable voluntary standards, or more stringent than the voluntary standards if the Commission concludes that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. The Commission is proposing a safety standard for Infant and Infant/Toddler Rockers (rockers). The Commission is also proposing to amend CPSC's consumer registration requirements to add rockers as identified durable infant or toddler products and to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include rockers.","document_number":"2023-23322","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/26/2023-23322/safety-standard-for-infant-and-infanttoddler-rockers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-26/pdf/2023-23322.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-23322.pdf?1698237914","publication_date":"2023-10-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"provisions of ASTM F3084-22, \n Standard <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Safety Specification for Infant and Infant/Toddler Rockers \n (approved May 1, 2022). The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This material is available for inspection at the U.S. <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Safety Commission and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact the U.S. <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Safety Commission at: the Office of the Secretary, U.S. <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Safety Commission, 4330 East"},{"title":"Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security proposes to limit and clarify eligibility for discretionary employment authorization for aliens paroled into the United States temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, who have been granted deferred action, or against whom a final order of removal exists and who are temporarily released from custody on an order of supervision. DHS further proposes to specify that aliens applying for employment authorization who admit to committing, have been arrested for, or have been convicted of certain criminal acts do not warrant a favorable exercise of discretion unless there are significant countervailing public interests, which may include assisting law enforcement activity in the United States.","document_number":"2026-11285","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11285/clarification-of-discretionary-employment-authorization-for-certain-aliens","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-05/pdf/2026-11285.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11285.pdf?1780577111","publication_date":"2026-06-05","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":"Administration and DHS recognize the importance of American <span class=\"match\">workers</span> as well. DHS intends for this rule to significantly restrict employment authorization that might incentivize aliens to remain in the United States after receiving a final order of removal and to strengthen protection for American <span class=\"match\">workers</span>. \n \n Statutory provisions governing certain employment-based visas, such as H-2B temporary nonagricultural <span class=\"match\">workers</span>, mandate that such alien <span class=\"match\">workers</span> not displace qualified, available American <span class=\"match\">workers</span> who are capable of performing such services or labor"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In 2013, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) published a safety standard for bassinets and cradles (bassinets/cradles). By statute, after promulgating a mandatory rule, the Commission must periodically review and revise rules for durable infant or toddler products to ensure that they provide the highest level of safety for such products that is feasible. Accordingly, this proposed rule (NPR) would revise the existing rule for bassinets/cradles to ensure that it addresses identified hazards and that these sleep products for young infants provide the highest level of safety feasible.","document_number":"2024-07706","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/16/2024-07706/safety-standard-for-bassinets-and-cradles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-16/pdf/2024-07706.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07706.pdf?1713185117","publication_date":"2024-04-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"provisions of ASTM F2194-22\n ε \n 1 \n , \n Standard <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles \n (approved on July 15, 2022). The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This material is available for inspection at the U.S. <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Safety Commission and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact the U.S. <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Safety Commission at: the Office of the Secretary, U.S. <span class=\"match\">Consumer</span> Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West"},{"title":"Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process, Including How We Consider Past Work","type":"Rule","abstract":"We are finalizing our proposed regulation to revise the time period that we consider when determining whether an individual's past work is relevant for the purposes of making disability determinations and decisions. We are revising the definition of past relevant work (PRW) by reducing the relevant work period from 15 to 5 years. Additionally, we will not consider past work that started and stopped in fewer than 30 calendar days to be PRW. These changes will reduce the burden on individuals applying for disability by allowing them to focus on the most current and relevant information about their past work. The changes will also better reflect the current evidence about worker skill decay and job responsibilities, reduce processing times, and improve customer service. This final rule also includes other minor revisions to our regulations related to PRW.","document_number":"2024-08150","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/18/2024-08150/intermediate-improvement-to-the-disability-adjudication-process-including-how-we-consider-past-work","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-18/pdf/2024-08150.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08150.pdf?1713357918","publication_date":"2024-04-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Social Security Administration","name":"Social Security Administration","id":470,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/social-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/470","parent_id":null,"slug":"social-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"close to 15 years ago. In support of this second point, commenters indicated that younger <span class=\"match\">workers</span> and <span class=\"match\">workers</span> performing lower-wage jobs tend to change jobs more frequently. One commenter specified that there is a particularly high rate of turnover in low-wage service occupations. Many commenters alleged that skills individuals acquired from their past work erode over time.\n \n \n Response: \n We appreciate commenters' perspectives that many of today's <span class=\"match\">workers</span> change jobs more frequently than they used to over the course of their careers. Additionally"},{"title":"Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a rule to implement personal financial data rights under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA). The proposed rule would require depository and nondepository entities to make available to consumers and authorized third parties certain data relating to consumers' transactions and accounts; establish obligations for third parties accessing a consumer's data, including important privacy protections for that data; provide basic standards for data access; and promote fair, open, and inclusive industry standards.","document_number":"2023-23576","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/31/2023-23576/required-rulemaking-on-personal-financial-data-rights","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-31/pdf/2023-23576.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-23576.pdf?1698669921","publication_date":"2023-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"When <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> go into the market to <span class=\"match\">obtain</span> a product, they do not want third parties to serve their own commercial interests by collecting, using, or retaining data beyond what they need to provide that product.\n 24 \n \n For example, third parties with surveillance revenue models monetize <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> data by targeting <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> with unwanted ads or services or selling the <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> data, undermining <span class=\"match\">consumers</span>' ability to limit data use to providing the product they sought. Third parties also collect data using methods that may compromise <span class=\"match\">consumers</span>' data"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025; Updating Section 1332 Waiver Public Notice Procedures; Medicaid; Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment program, as well as 2025 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 proposed requirements related to the auto re-enrollment hierarchy; essential health benefits; failure to file and reconcile; non-standardized plan option limits and an exceptions process; standardized plan options; special enrollment periods (SEPs); direct enrollment (DE) entities; Insurance Affordability Program enrollment eligibility verification process; requirements for agents, brokers, web-brokers, and DE entities assisting Exchange consumers; network adequacy; public notice procedures for section 1332 waivers; prescription drug benefits; updates to the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program; State flexibility on the financial methodology used for Medicaid eligibility determinations for non- modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) populations; and State flexibility on the effective date of coverage in the Basic Health Program (BHP). A summary of this proposed rule may be found at https:// www.regulations.gov/.","document_number":"2023-25576","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/24/2023-25576/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2025","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-24/pdf/2023-25576.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-25576.pdf?1700169608","publication_date":"2023-11-24","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":"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":" meet the following additional requirements: their call center must provide <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> with access to a live call center representative during the Exchanges' published hours of operation; and their live call center representatives must be able to assist <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> with their QHP application, which includes providing <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> information on their APTC and CSR eligibility, helping <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> understand their QHP options, helping <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> select a QHP, and helping <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> submit QHP enrollment applications to the Exchange. \n Sections 1311(d)(4)(B)"},{"title":"National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper: Improvements (LCRI)","type":"Rule","abstract":"In December 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requested comment on the proposed the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI), which informed the revisions to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for lead and copper. After consideration of public comment on the LCRI, and consistent with the provisions set forth under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the EPA is finalizing revisions to the NPDWR for lead and copper. In this rule, the agency is finalizing requirements for drinking water systems to replace lead and certain galvanized service lines. The final rule also removes the lead trigger level, reduces the lead action level to 0.010 mg/L, and strengthens tap sampling procedures to improve public health protection and simplify implementation relative to the 2021 Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). Further, this final rule strengthens corrosion control treatment, public education and consumer awareness, requirements for small systems, and sampling in schools and child care facilities. The final rule will significantly reduce the adverse human health impacts of exposure to toxic lead in drinking water.","document_number":"2024-23549","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/30/2024-23549/national-primary-drinking-water-regulations-for-lead-and-copper-improvements-lcri","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-30/pdf/2024-23549.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23549.pdf?1729264518","publication_date":"2024-10-30","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":"results. \n \n \n LSL-Related Outreach\n • Notify <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> annually if they are served by a lead, GRR, or unknown service line.* \n • Provide notice and educational materials to <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> during water-related work that could disturb LSLs. \n • Provide filters to <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> for disturbances to a lead, GRR, or unknown service line caused by replacement of an inline water meter, water meter setter, or connector. \n • Systems subject to goal-based program must: \n ○ Conduct targeted outreach that encourages <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> with LSLs to participate in the LSLR program"},{"title":"Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet; Restoring Internet Freedom","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts a Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, Order, and Order on Reconsideration that reestablishes the Commission's authority over broadband internet access service (BIAS). The Declaratory Ruling classifies broadband internet access service as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act, providing the Commission with additional authority to safeguard national security, advance public safety, protect consumers, and facilitate broadband deployment. The Order establishes broad, tailored forbearance of the Commission's application of Title II to broadband providers while maintaining Title II provisions the Commission needs to fulfill its obligations and objectives. The Report and Order reinstates straightforward, clear rules that prohibit blocking, throttling, or engaging in paid or affiliated prioritization arrangements, adopts certain enhancements to the transparency rule, and reinstates a general conduct standard that prohibits unreasonable interference or unreasonable disadvantage to consumers or edge providers. The Order on Reconsideration partially grants and otherwise dismisses as moot four petitions for reconsideration filed in response to the 2020 Restoring Internet Freedom Remand Order.","document_number":"2024-10674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/22/2024-10674/safeguarding-and-securing-the-open-internet-restoring-internet-freedom","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-22/pdf/2024-10674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-10674.pdf?1716295515","publication_date":"2024-05-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"providers is about what <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> understand is the integrated finished product, not what discrete capabilities a BIAS provider claims itself to be offering. \n \n 130. USTelecom claims we assert that evidence of <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> perception shows that <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> perceive DNS as separable from BIAS, which it says contradicts USTelecom's survey about <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> perception of DNS, but we do no such thing. Rather, we explicitly state here and above that <span class=\"match\">consumer</span> perception is evaluated on how <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> perceive the entire offering, not how <span class=\"match\">consumers</span> perceive the individual"},{"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":"argued that the current system keeps qualified <span class=\"match\">workers</span> from starting training in a timely manner. The commenter further argued that accelerating Pell Grants for eligible workforce programs would allow displaced <span class=\"match\">workers</span> to enroll directly in short-term college programs without having to navigate slow, burdensome approval pipelines.\n \n \n Discussion: \n The Department appreciates the commenter's experience and agrees that timely access to high-quality workforce training is critical for displaced <span class=\"match\">workers</span> seeking to re-enter the labor market. However,"}]}