{"description":"Documents matching 'paragraph defines process track owner'","count":7752,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=paragraph+defines+process+track+owner&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Repealing Certain Bridge Load Capacity Evaluation Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule eliminates the Federal requirement that defines the process a track owner must follow when scheduling the evaluation of bridges with no load capacity determination. The requirement was intended as a transitional measure to phase in compliance after the bridge safety regulations became effective and is no longer necessary because the regulations have been in effect for almost 15 years and the transitional period for compliance has ended.","document_number":"2026-08254","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08254/repealing-certain-bridge-load-capacity-evaluation-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08254.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08254.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":"that proposed the elimination of the Federal requirement in 49 CFR part 237, Bridge Safety Standards, that <span class=\"match\">defines</span> the <span class=\"match\">process</span> a <span class=\"match\">track</span> <span class=\"match\">owner</span> must follow when scheduling the evaluation of bridges with no load capacity determination.\n 1 \n \n This requirement was intended as a transitional measure to phase in compliance after the bridge safety regulations became effective. The restrictions on the <span class=\"match\">track</span> <span class=\"match\">owner's</span> discretion to determine the <span class=\"match\">process</span> for evaluation of bridge load capacity are no longer necessary because the regulations have been in effect"},{"title":"Repealing a Track Surface Requirement","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule repeals the runoff parameter from FRA's track surface requirements for track Classes 1 through 5. FRA has found that other geometry requirements in FRA's regulations already address the same safety issue.","document_number":"2026-08245","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/28/2026-08245/repealing-a-track-surface-requirement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-28/pdf/2026-08245.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08245.pdf?1777293916","publication_date":"2026-04-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"Federal Regulations as follows: \n \n PART 213—<span class=\"match\">TRACK</span> SAFETY STANDARDS \n \n \n 1. The authority citation for part 213 continues to read as follows: \n \n Authority: \n 49 U.S.C. 20102-20114 and 20142; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89. \n \n \n \n 2. Revise § 213.63(a) to read as follows: \n \n \n § 213.63 \n \n (a) Except as provided in <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (b) of this section, each <span class=\"match\">track</span> <span class=\"match\">owner</span> shall maintain the surface of its <span class=\"match\">track</span> within the limits prescribed in the following table: \n \n   \n \n <span class=\"match\">Track</span> surface (inches) \n Class of <span class=\"match\">track</span> \n 1 \n 2 \n 3 \n 4 \n 5 \n \n \n The deviation"},{"title":"Repealing Certain Bridge Load Capacity Evaluation Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FRA proposes to eliminate the Federal requirement that defines the process a track owner must follow when scheduling the evaluation of bridges with no load capacity determination. The requirement was intended as a transitional measure to phase in compliance after the bridge safety regulations became effective. The restrictions on the track owner's discretion to determine the process for evaluation of bridge load capacity are no longer necessary because the regulations have been in effect for almost fifteen years and the transitional period for compliance has ended.","document_number":"2025-12169","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12169/repealing-certain-bridge-load-capacity-evaluation-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12169.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12169.pdf?1751055324","publication_date":"2025-07-01","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":"Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n FRA proposes to eliminate the Federal requirement that <span class=\"match\">defines</span> the <span class=\"match\">process</span> a <span class=\"match\">track</span> <span class=\"match\">owner</span> must follow when scheduling the evaluation of bridges with no load capacity determination. The requirement was intended as a transitional measure to phase in compliance after the bridge safety regulations became effective. The restrictions on the <span class=\"match\">track</span> <span class=\"match\">owner's</span> discretion to determine the <span class=\"match\">process</span> for evaluation of bridge load capacity are no longer necessary because the regulations have been in effect for"},{"title":"Repealing a Track Surface Requirement","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FRA proposes to repeal the runoff parameter from its track surface requirements for track Classes 1 through 5. FRA has found that other geometry requirements in FRA's regulations already capture the same safety concerns.","document_number":"2025-12191","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12191/repealing-a-track-surface-requirement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12191.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12191.pdf?1751055327","publication_date":"2025-07-01","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":"Surface \n \n <span class=\"match\">Paragraph</span> (a) of this section requires each <span class=\"match\">track</span> <span class=\"match\">owner</span> to maintain the surface of its <span class=\"match\">track</span> within certain parameters set forth in a table. FRA proposes to repeal the runoff parameter from these <span class=\"match\">track</span> surface requirements. A working group of FRA's Railroad Safety Advisory Committee previously considered removing this parameter from FRA's regulations in 2019 and 2022.\n 1 \n \n The other parameters in FRA's regulations, including the thresholds outlined in existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (a), already capture the same <span class=\"match\">track</span> surface safety concerns. FRA proposes"},{"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":"patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> to be represented by a registered patent practitioner, as <span class=\"match\">defined</span> in 37 CFR 1.32(a)(1) (\n i.e., \n a registered patent attorney or registered patent agent under 37 CFR 11.6 or an individual given limited recognition under § 11.9(a) or (b) or § 11.16) (hereinafter, registered patent practitioner). Requiring all foreign applicants/inventors and patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> to be represented by a registered patent practitioner: (1) treats foreign applicants/inventors and patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> similarly to how U.S. applicants/inventors and patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> are treated"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend 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 would bring the United States 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 would 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":"2025-23917","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23917/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23917.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23917.pdf?1766497523","publication_date":"2025-12-29","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":"United States 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":"patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> to be represented by a registered patent practitioner, as <span class=\"match\">defined</span> in 37 CFR 1.32(a)(1) (\n i.e., \n a registered patent attorney or registered patent agent under 37 CFR 11.6 or an individual given limited recognition under § 11.9(a) or (b) or § 11.16) (hereinafter, registered patent practitioner). Requiring all foreign applicants/inventors and patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> to be represented by a registered patent practitioner (1) treats foreign applicants/inventors and patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> similarly to how U.S. applicants/inventors and patent <span class=\"match\">owners</span> are treated"},{"title":"Defining “Willfully” for Firearms Violations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes to define the term \"willfully\" in Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations that implement the Gun Control Act.","document_number":"2026-09159","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09159/defining-willfully-for-firearms-violations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09159.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09159.pdf?1778157915","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"section. Therefore, ATF proposes adding the definition in a new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (c) under § 478.73. <span class=\"match\">Paragraph</span> (c) would <span class=\"match\">define</span> “willfully” while <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> (c)(1)-(3) would provide more information on how the term applies in specific scenarios, to clarify when an FFL's conduct rises to the level of willful behavior. These scenarios are: cases of repeated violations (failing to prevent a violation from recurring), willful blindness, and actions by a person with supervisory authority. \n <span class=\"match\">Paragraph</span> (c)(1) would clarify the relationship between willfulness and"},{"title":"Revising Regulations Defining “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is proposing to revise regulations implementing the \"engaged in the business\" definition from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (\"BSCA\"). Although Congress defined that term in BSCA, the Department of Justice (\"Department\") provided additional definitions in its implementing regulations to further define terms within the statutory definition and to include examples of covered activities that established rebuttable presumptions of being engaged in the business of dealing in firearms. This rule proposes to remove those changes. ATF has determined that the changes have not shown the expected impact on federal firearms licensee applications, administrative licensing actions, civil forfeitures, or other anticipated effects.","document_number":"2026-08919","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08919/revising-regulations-defining-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08919.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08919.pdf?1777985129","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Congress passed the Firearms <span class=\"match\">Owners</span>' Protection Act (“FOPA”), Public Law 99-308 (1986), in which it <span class=\"match\">defined</span> the term “engaged in the business” for purposes of the GCA as applied to a dealer.\n 3 \n \n The statute <span class=\"match\">defined</span> a dealer engaged in the business as “a person who devotes time, attention, and labor to dealing in firearms as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit through the repetitive purchase and resale of firearms.” 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(21)(C) (2020). FOPA also <span class=\"match\">defined</span> the phrase “with the principal"},{"title":"Track Geometry Measurement System (TGMS) Inspections","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FRA is proposing to revise its regulations governing the minimum safety requirements for railroad track. The proposed changes would require all Class I and II railroads, as well as intercity passenger railroads and commuter railroads, to operate a qualifying Track Geometry Measurement System (TGMS), a type of automated track inspection (ATI) technology, at specified frequencies on all Class 1 through 5 mainline and controlled siding track that transports: annual tonnage greater than 10 million gross tons (MGT); regularly scheduled passenger rail service; or trains containing hazardous materials. FRA also proposes increasing the required frequency of TGMS inspections on Class 6 track.","document_number":"2024-24153","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/24/2024-24153/track-geometry-measurement-system-tgms-inspections","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-24/pdf/2024-24153.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24153.pdf?1729687517","publication_date":"2024-10-24","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":"proposes redesignating existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (c) as <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (d), existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (d) as <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (e), existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (e) as <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (f), existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (f) as <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (g), and existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (g) as <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (h). FRA proposes redesignating existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (h) as <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (i) and revising it by adding a sentence at the end requiring the most recent TGMS inspection report to be provided to the persons performing subsequent inspections of the <span class=\"match\">track</span> segment. The existing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> requires that <span class=\"match\">track</span> inspection records be made available"},{"title":"Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Type Certificate Previously Held by C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP); Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-25-05, which applies to certain Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD-500-1A10 and BD-500-1A11 airplanes. AD 2022-25-05 requires repetitive cleaning and greasing of all slat tracks to prevent damage or corrosion; doing repetitive inspections of the slat tracks for any damage or corrosion, and the correct application of grease; and applicable corrective actions. Since the FAA issued AD 2022-25-05, it has been discovered that previous slat track repairs required the use of inappropriate non-destructive test (NDT) methods and, therefore, may have allowed cracks to remain undetected on slat tracks that were previously repaired. This proposed AD would continue to require the actions in AD 2022-25-05 and would require a rework NDT inspection on all slat tracks previously repaired using an inappropriate NDT method. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.","document_number":"2026-09381","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09381/airworthiness-directives-airbus-canada-limited-partnership-type-certificate-previously-held-by-c","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-12/pdf/2026-09381.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09381.pdf?1778503533","publication_date":"2026-05-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"corrosion and wear were discovered on the slat <span class=\"match\">tracks</span> due to insufficient grease applied to the slat <span class=\"match\">tracks</span> during production, and the discovery that previous slat <span class=\"match\">track</span> repairs required the use of inappropriate non-destructive test (NDT) methods and, therefore, may have allowed cracks to remain undetected on slat <span class=\"match\">tracks</span> that were previously repaired. The FAA is issuing this AD to address corrosion and wear on the slat <span class=\"match\">tracks</span>, which could lead to loss of one or more slat panels or loss of slat <span class=\"match\">track</span> guidance. The unsafe condition, if not addressed"},{"title":"Permitting Reform-Environmental Review Process","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Surface Transportation Board (Board) proposes to clarify, update, and streamline its existing environmental regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and to add delegations of authority related to environmental review. The Board is taking this action to conform its regulations to current practices and changes in the law and to support government-wide consistency in the NEPA process to the extent practicable and in accordance with Board authorities. Among those changes are the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) rescission of its NEPA implementing regulations, the 2023 and 2025 amendments to NEPA, changes to other relevant statutes, executive orders, and case law relating to the implementation of NEPA, including recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent. These revisions will also ensure the development and continuance of a sound rail transportation system and reduce regulatory barriers to entry into and exit from the rail industry. The Board asks for comments on the proposed changes.","document_number":"2026-05791","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/25/2026-05791/permitting-reform-environmental-review-process","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-25/pdf/2026-05791.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05791.pdf?1774356315","publication_date":"2026-03-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","name":"Surface Transportation Board","id":481,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/surface-transportation-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/481","parent_id":null,"slug":"surface-transportation-board"}],"excerpts":"decision or publication of the notice, and replies must be filed within 10 days after the due date for appeals or any extension thereof. \n \n \n 3. Amend § 1011.7 by: \n a. Revising <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (a)(3)(iii); \n b. Removing <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (a)(3)(ix); \n c. Redesignating <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> (a)(3)(x) through (a)(3)(xx) as <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> (a)(3)(ix) through (a)(3)(xix); and \n d. Adding a new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (c). \n The revision reads as follows: \n \n § 1011.7 \n \n (a) * * * \n (3) * * * \n \n (iii) Whether, in abandonment proceedings, to impose public use \n \n conditions under 49 U.S.C. 10905"},{"title":"Freedom of Information Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule amends the Defense Nuclear Facilities Board's (the Board or DNFSB) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to incorporate certain changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. This proposed rule also amends certain provisions to reflect developments in case law and changes in position titles to align with changes made by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA) and an agency reorganization. The proposed rule is amending a section to permit submission of FOIA requests by electronic mail to the Board or the government-wide portal. This proposed rule also adds multitrack processing which allows the Board to quickly process simple requests. Finally, the proposed rule defines what information should be included in a denial letter.","document_number":"2025-20749","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20749/freedom-of-information-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20749.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20749.pdf?1763732724","publication_date":"2025-11-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD","name":"Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board","id":109,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-nuclear-facilities-safety-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/109","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-nuclear-facilities-safety-board"}],"excerpts":"extension and the expected determination date. \n 8. In § 1703.111, revise the section heading and <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> (b)((1)-(4); (c)(1) and (2); and (d); remove the current <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (e); redesignate <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (f) to <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (e); redesignate <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (g) to <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (f); and revise the redesignated <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> (e) and (f) to read as follows: \n \n § 1703.111 \n \n \n \n (b) \n Procedures. \n A person claiming that information is privileged or confidential under <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (a) of this section must file:\n \n (1) An application, accompanied by an affidavit, requesting"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts measures to strengthen national security and encourage reciprocity in testing and certification. The FCC creates a fast-track priority review process for devices subject to Pre-Approval Guidance (PAG) for applications tested in Trusted Test Labs. Also, updates post-market surveillance and enforcement procedures, and establishes confidential reporting channels for industry participants to raise concerns about violations or national security threats. Lastly, directs development of a consolidated list of prohibited entities to streamline applicant screening and aligns ownership reporting timelines for publicly traded companies with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requirements.","document_number":"2026-09822","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09822/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-15/pdf/2026-09822.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09822.pdf?1778762728","publication_date":"2026-05-15","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":"U.S. has negotiated such reciprocal treatment through an MRA or trade agreement to participate in the fast-<span class=\"match\">track</span> PAG <span class=\"match\">process</span>.\n \n While all FCC grants for certification of RF equipment are <span class=\"match\">processed</span> through TCBs, certain equipment authorization approvals related to new and evolving technologies require direct oversight by the Commission through the PAG <span class=\"match\">process</span>. For products that contain new and evolving technologies covered by the PAG <span class=\"match\">process</span>, it is particularly important that those responsible for testing them be subject to U.S. law so that they"},{"title":"Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issues this rule to define larger participants of a market for general-use digital consumer payment applications. Larger participants of this market will be subject to the CFPB's supervisory authority under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). A nonbank covered person qualifies as a larger participant if it facilitates an annual covered consumer payment transaction volume of at least 50 million transactions as defined in the rule, and it is not a small business concern.","document_number":"2024-27836","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/10/2024-27836/defining-larger-participants-of-a-market-for-general-use-digital-consumer-payment-applications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-10/pdf/2024-27836.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27836.pdf?1733751918","publication_date":"2024-12-10","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":"products and services that rely upon both funds transmitting and payments data <span class=\"match\">processing</span>, while other types of market activity, such as pass-through payment wallets, may be more limited to payments data <span class=\"match\">processing</span>. As the CFPB recently explained in another rulemaking, CFPA section 1002(15)(A)(vii) encompasses activity that “extends beyond payment <span class=\"match\">processing</span> to broadly include other forms of financial data <span class=\"match\">processing</span>, including where the financial data are <span class=\"match\">processed</span> in connection with other financial or non-financial products and services.” 88 FR"},{"title":"Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached “Stabilizing Braces”","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is proposing to amend Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations on firearms with attached stabilizing braces. Courts have found that ATF's revisions in the 2023 final rule on the same topic violated the Administrative Procedure Act. Several courts have enjoined, stayed, or vacated the final rule, which has rarely been in effect. ATF is therefore proposing to remove from the regulatory definitions of \"rifle\" the two paragraphs added by the 2023 final rule that defined the term \"designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder.\"","document_number":"2026-08930","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08930/removing-factoring-criteria-for-firearms-with-attached-stabilizing-braces","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08930.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08930.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Accordingly, this proposed rule would remove the revised portions of the regulatory definitions of “rifle” that further <span class=\"match\">defined</span> the term “designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder.” The regulatory definitions of “rifle” in 27 CFR 478.11 and 479.11 would be as they were prior to the 2023 final rule. The pre-2023 definition of “rifle” <span class=\"match\">tracked</span> the GCA's and NFA's statutory definitions and did not further <span class=\"match\">define</span> “designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder.” \n Upon finalization of"},{"title":"Paper Manifest Sunset Rule; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing regulatory amendments to the hazardous waste manifest regulations to establish a date for sunsetting use of paper manifests in favor of electronic manifests. Phasing out paper manifests would unlock the estimated $28.5 million annual savings through decreased burden to manifest users while also increasing human health and environmental protection through better tracking of hazardous waste and greater transparency for regulators and the public. The proposed rule also introduces several conforming amendments to existing regulations. These include new registration requirements with the EPA's e-Manifest system for RCRA hazardous waste transporters, certain PCB waste generators, and PCB waste transporters. Additionally, the rule updates exception reporting requirements for very small quantity generators (VSQGs) managing hazardous waste from episodic events, as well as for healthcare facilities and reverse distributors handling hazardous waste pharmaceuticals. It also revises discrepancy reporting requirements for owners and operators of hazardous waste facilities operating under standardized permits. Lastly, the proposed rule includes four technical corrections to the import and export requirements to correct EPA's mailing address, remove obsolete text, and correct a citation associated with manifest corrections for export shipments.","document_number":"2026-04366","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04366/paper-manifest-sunset-rule-modification-of-the-hazardous-waste-manifest-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-05/pdf/2026-04366.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04366.pdf?1772631909","publication_date":"2026-03-05","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":"24(a) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> § 262.83(c)(5) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> § 262.84(c)(5) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> § 262.232(a)(8) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> § 263.20(a)(4) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> § 264.71(a)(2)(v)(C) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> § 264.1311(a)(4) and (5), (b)(3), and (c)(4) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> § 265.71(a)(2)(v)(C) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> § 265.1311(a)(4) and (5), (b)(3), and (c)(4) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> § 267.71(a)(7) \n Adding new <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> §§ 761.207(g)(1)(iii) and 761.213(f) \n If finalized, these provisions would go into effect on the paper manifest"},{"title":"Freedom of Information Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Defense Nuclear Facilities Board's (the Board or DNFSB) published a proposed rule to amend its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations on November 24, 2025, with a request for comments. The Board did not receive any public comments, and the proposed rule is adopted in this action as a final rule without change. This final rule incorporates certain changes made by the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. This final rule also amends certain provisions to reflect developments in case law and changes in position titles to align with changes made by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA) and an agency reorganization. The final rule amends a section to permit submission of FOIA requests by electronic mail to the Board or via the government-wide portal. This final rule also adds multitrack processing, which allows the Board to quickly process simple requests. Finally, the final rule defines what information should be included in a denial letter.","document_number":"2026-04166","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/03/2026-04166/freedom-of-information-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-03/pdf/2026-04166.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04166.pdf?1772459112","publication_date":"2026-03-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD","name":"Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board","id":109,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-nuclear-facilities-safety-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/109","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-nuclear-facilities-safety-board"}],"excerpts":"comply with a time limit will be excused by the court order. \n Section 1703.108 <span class=\"match\">Processing</span> of FOIA Requests \n <span class=\"match\">Paragraphs</span> (c), (d), (e), and (f) are redesignated as <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> (f), (g), (h), and (i) and new <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> (c), (d), and (e) are added to include that requests will be <span class=\"match\">processed</span> in order of receipt. There will be a specific <span class=\"match\">track</span> for expedited requests and a different <span class=\"match\">process</span> <span class=\"match\">track</span> for simple and more complex requests based upon amount time and work needed to <span class=\"match\">process</span> the request. The final rule also provides for aggregating multiple requests"},{"title":"Establishment Registration and Product Listing for Tobacco Products","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is proposing regulations to prescribe the format, content, and procedures for establishment registration and tobacco product listing. Complete and accurate establishment registration and product listing information is important to accomplish statutory, regulatory, and public health objectives. Currently, only domestic owners and operators are required to register their establishments and list their tobacco products with FDA while foreign owners and operators are not subject to these requirements, creating significant gaps in Agency information. This action, if finalized, would extend registration and listing requirements to include owners and operators of foreign establishments.","document_number":"2026-13047","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/29/2026-13047/establishment-registration-and-product-listing-for-tobacco-products","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-29/pdf/2026-13047.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13047.pdf?1782477915","publication_date":"2026-06-29","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":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"910(d) to legally market a product under 910(c)(1)(A)(i). \n The term “operator” would be <span class=\"match\">defined</span> to mean a person, as <span class=\"match\">defined</span> in section 201(e) of the FD&amp;C Act, who has management authority over an establishment. This definition is consistent with FDA's “Registration and Product Listing for <span class=\"match\">Owners</span> and Operators of Domestic Tobacco Product Establishments, Guidance for Industry” (revised March 2023). \n The term “<span class=\"match\">owner</span>” would be <span class=\"match\">defined</span> to mean a person, as <span class=\"match\">defined</span> in section 201(e) of the FD&amp;C Act, who has an ownership interest in an establishment"},{"title":"Funding Opportunities: Bond Guarantee Program, FY 2026; Notice of Guarantee Availability","type":"Notice","abstract":"This NOGA is published in connection with the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Through this NOGA, the CDFI Fund announces the availability of up to $500 million of Guarantee Authority in FY 2026 subject to Congressional authorization. This NOGA explains application submission and evaluation requirements and processes, and provides agency contacts and information on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program outreach. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA, and not defined elsewhere, are defined in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program regulations (12 CFR 1805.104).","document_number":"2026-13172","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13172/funding-opportunities-bond-guarantee-program-fy-2026-notice-of-guarantee-availability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13172.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13172.pdf?1782737117","publication_date":"2026-06-30","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":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","name":"Community Development Financial Institutions Fund","id":78,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/community-development-financial-institutions-fund","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/78","parent_id":497,"slug":"community-development-financial-institutions-fund"}],"excerpts":"authorization. This NOGA explains application submission and evaluation requirements and <span class=\"match\">processes</span>, and provides agency contacts and information on CDFI Bond Guarantee Program outreach. Parties interested in being approved for a Guarantee under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program must submit Qualified Issuer Applications and Guarantee Applications for consideration in accordance with this NOGA. Capitalized terms used in this NOGA, and not <span class=\"match\">defined</span> elsewhere, are <span class=\"match\">defined</span> in the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program regulations (12 CFR 1808.102) and the CDFI Program"},{"title":"Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Spatial Fisheries Management; Amendment 15 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule implements Amendment 15 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP) (Amendment 15). This final action modifies the timing of the Mid-Atlantic shark closed area, modifies the boundaries of the Charleston Bump and East Florida Coast closed areas to create low- and/ or high-bycatch-risk areas, and maintains the current boundaries and timing of the DeSoto Canyon closed area. This action also establishes a process to collect data from all the spatial management areas and review that data as needed and on a regular basis, while also renaming the closed areas to more closely reflect their intended uses. This rule does not implement a fleet-wide requirement for vessel owners to pay for electronic monitoring sampling costs as proposed but requires pelagic longline vessel owners to pay for the electronic monitoring sampling costs if their vessels choose to fish within the low-bycatch- risk areas of the Charleston Bump and East Florida Coast spatial management areas. This final action directly affects bottom and pelagic longline fishermen who hold Atlantic HMS fishing permits.","document_number":"2026-04256","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/04/2026-04256/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-spatial-fisheries-management-amendment-15-to-the-2006-consolidated","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-04/pdf/2026-04256.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04256.pdf?1772545518","publication_date":"2026-03-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"gear, as <span class=\"match\">defined</span> at § 635.2, if green-stick gear is on board; \n (iii) All sea turtle bycatch mitigation measures specified in <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (c)(4) of this section, except for the mitigation measures specified in <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (c)(4)(iii)(B) and (C) of this section, as these <span class=\"match\">paragraphs</span> specify bait, hook size, and hook type requirements for vessels fishing outside the NED as <span class=\"match\">defined</span> in § 635.2. Instead, persons on board the vessel must comply with hook size and type requirements in <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (c)(2)(i) of this section and bait restrictions in <span class=\"match\">paragraph</span> (c)(2)(ii)"}]}