{"description":"Documents matching 'part state activities establishment exchange'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=part+state+activities+establishment+exchange&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Transactions Involving Ten Mexican Gambling Establishments as a Class of Transactions of Primary Money Laundering Concern","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FinCEN is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking, pursuant to section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, that finds transactions involving ten identified Mexico-based gambling establishments to be a class of transactions of primary money laundering concern, and proposes imposing a special measure to: (1) prohibit U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining a correspondent account for any foreign banking institution if such account is used to process transactions involving any of the gambling establishments, and (2) require U.S. financial institutions to apply special due diligence to their correspondent accounts that is reasonably designed to guard against the use of such accounts to process transactions involving any of the gambling establishments.","document_number":"2025-19927","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19927/proposal-of-special-measure-regarding-transactions-involving-ten-mexican-gambling-establishments-as","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19927.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19927.pdf?1763127912","publication_date":"2025-11-17","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":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"by the Gambling <span class=\"match\">Establishments</span>, FinCEN assessed that finding a “class of transactions” involving the Gambling <span class=\"match\">Establishments</span> would be the most efficient and effective means of addressing the illicit finance threat posed by the Gambling <span class=\"match\">Establishments</span>. In addition, because section 5312(a)(2)(X) defines the term “casino, gambling casino, or gaming <span class=\"match\">establishment</span>” by reference to <span class=\"match\">state</span> and tribal law, laws that are not applicable to the 10 Mexico-based gambling <span class=\"match\">establishments</span>, those businesses are referred to as “gambling <span class=\"match\">establishments</span>” for the purposes"},{"title":"Establishment of the Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational ResilienceCritical Infrastructure (ANCHOR-CI)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is establishing the Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience--Critical Infrastructure (ANCHOR-CI). ANCHOR-CI is an advisory body made of critical infrastructure sector, cross-sector, regional, and industry councils that provide group advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director to ensure a coordinated national effort to foster a secure and resilient critical infrastructure and cyberspace, exchange best practices pertaining to technical assistance, and cooperatively maintain mechanisms for collaboration with Sector Risk Management Agencies (Sections 2202 and 2218 of the Homeland Security Act).","document_number":"2026-13268","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13268/establishment-of-the-alliance-of-national-councils-for-homeland-operational-resiliencecritical","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13268.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13268.pdf?1782823514","publication_date":"2026-07-01","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":"entities representing: (1) critical infrastructure owners and operators, including their representative trade associations or equivalent organizations; (2) governmental entities at the federal, <span class=\"match\">state</span>, local, tribal, and territorial levels; (3) organizations with direct responsibility for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure security and resilience <span class=\"match\">activities</span> and (4) other private sector entities as may be deemed appropriate by the CISA Director.\n \n To fully leverage broad-ranging experience and education, ANCHOR-CI must include diverse representation"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"operate a <span class=\"match\">State</span> <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> must first operate an SBE-FP for at least one plan year. \n \n We are finalizing our proposal to amend § 155.106(a)(2) to rescind the requirement that as <span class=\"match\">part</span> of a <span class=\"match\">State's</span> <span class=\"match\">activities</span> for its <span class=\"match\">establishment</span> of a <span class=\"match\">State</span> <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span>, the <span class=\"match\">State</span> must provide supporting documentation demonstrating progress toward meeting or implementing <span class=\"match\">State</span> <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> Blueprint requirements, given preexisting processes per the <span class=\"match\">State</span> Blueprint Application \n 13 \n \n for CMS to collect supporting documentation from a <span class=\"match\">State</span> as <span class=\"match\">part</span> of a <span class=\"match\">State</span> <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> implementation"},{"title":"Establishment and Relocation of Branches and Offices","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is amending the processes by which an insured State nonmember bank may establish a branch or relocate a main office or branch by eliminating certain filing requirements, reducing processing timelines, and updating public notice procedures. The FDIC is also making corresponding changes to procedures applicable to the relocation of an insured branch of a foreign bank.","document_number":"2025-23837","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23837/establishment-and-relocation-of-branches-and-offices","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23837.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23837.pdf?1766497514","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"Relocation of insured branch from one <span class=\"match\">State</span> to another. \n If the foreign bank proposes to relocate an insured <span class=\"match\">State</span> branch to a <span class=\"match\">State</span> that is outside the <span class=\"match\">State</span> where the branch is presently located, in addition to meeting the approval criteria contained in paragraph (c) of this section, the foreign bank must:\n \n (1) Comply with any applicable <span class=\"match\">State</span> laws or regulations of the States affected by the proposed relocation; and \n (2) Obtain any required regulatory approvals from the appropriate <span class=\"match\">State</span> licensing authority of the <span class=\"match\">State</span> to which the insured branch"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"that as <span class=\"match\">part</span> of a <span class=\"match\">State's</span> <span class=\"match\">activities</span> for its <span class=\"match\">establishment</span> of a <span class=\"match\">State</span> <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span>, the <span class=\"match\">State</span> must provide supporting documentation demonstrating progress toward meeting or implementing <span class=\"match\">State</span> <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> Blueprint requirements, given preexisting processes per the <span class=\"match\">State</span> Blueprint Application \n 13 \n \n for CMS to collect supporting documentation from a <span class=\"match\">State</span> as <span class=\"match\">part</span> of a <span class=\"match\">State</span> <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> implementation efforts.\n \n \n \n 13 \n  CMS-10416/OMB control number: 0938-1172.\n \n \n We propose to amend § 155.170(a) to provide that beginning with PY 2027, a <span class=\"match\">State</span>-required"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"These proposals are intended to improve the electronic exchange of health care data and streamline processes related to prior authorization by increasing the interoperability of systems used across the health care industry. We are proposing new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, state Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) programs, state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) FFS programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and Qualified Health Plan (QHP) issuers on the Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs), including issuers that offer small group market QHPs on the Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF- SHOP) Exchanges (hereinafter referred to as \"small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs\") (collectively \"impacted payers\"), to make available electronic prior authorization for drugs. We are also proposing to extend many existing interoperability requirements for the prior authorization of non-drug items and services to include prior authorizations for drugs to further reduce patient and provider burden. We are also proposing to require impacted payers to report their application programming interfaces (API) endpoints and related information for the Patient Access, Provider Directory, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer, and Prior Authorization APIs to CMS. To help assess the impact of our policies, we are proposing to collect API usage metrics. In addition, we are proposing to apply the existing interoperability requirements to small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs as impacted payers. To improve impacted payers' ability to exchange health information while continuing CMS's drive toward interoperability, we are proposing to require certain Health Level Seven (HL7[supreg]) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR[supreg]) implementation guides (IGs) that are currently recommended. In addition, HHS is proposing to adopt the HL7 FHIR base standard and certain associated specifications and IGs as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (hereinafter referred to as \"HIPAA\") (Pub. L. 104-191, enacted Aug. 21, 1996) standards for dental, professional, and institutional \"referral certification and authorization\" transactions and \"eligibility for a health plan\" transactions associated with prior authorization. We are proposing to add a definition for \"failure to report,\" which would allow CMS to impose a civil monetary penalty (CMP) on applicable manufacturers or applicable group purchasing organizations (GPOs) if those entities fail to grant CMS timely access to documents for the purposes of an audit. Finally, ONC is using this rulemaking to propose to adopt updated versions of certain health information technology (health IT) standards and specifications for HHS use, such as CMS's interoperability requirements, to support a more robust health IT infrastructure.","document_number":"2026-07205","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07205/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-interoperability-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-14/pdf/2026-07205.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07205.pdf?1775852111","publication_date":"2026-04-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"payable by <span class=\"match\">Part</span> A or <span class=\"match\">Part</span> B, or covered by <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D prescription drug coverage. Medicare <span class=\"match\">Part</span> B may pay for prescription drugs and biologicals (hereinafter referred to as “drugs”) \n \n administered in an outpatient setting under certain conditions, for example, drugs provided as <span class=\"match\">part</span> of (or incident to) a physician's service and drugs furnished for use with covered DMEPOS items. Many drugs payable under <span class=\"match\">Part</span> A or <span class=\"match\">Part</span> B are infused or injected by physicians such as oncologists, rheumatologists, and urologists. Drugs payable by <span class=\"match\">Part</span> A or <span class=\"match\">Part</span> B are not"},{"title":"Guidance on Multimodal State Freight Plans and State Freight Advisory Committees","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act included a provision requiring each State that receives funding under the National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) to develop a State Freight Plan (the Plan) that provides a comprehensive approach for the immediate and long-range planning activities and investments of the State with respect to freight, and meets all the required plan contents listed in the Act. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) added several new required elements and updated procedures for State Freight Plans. This guidance document updates and replaces the prior guidance on State Freight Plans and State Freight Advisory Committees issued on January 12, 2023. It also updates the guidance to be consistent with recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump and DOT Orders issued by Secretary Duffy. Except for any requirements specified in the statutes cited in the guidance document, the contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and do not bind the public in any way. The contents will not be relied upon by the Department as a separate basis for affirmative enforcement action or other administrative penalty. Conformity with any recommendations in this guidance document, as distinct from statutory requirements, is voluntary only, and nonconformity will not affect rights and obligations under existing statutes.","document_number":"2026-03648","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03648/guidance-on-multimodal-state-freight-plans-and-state-freight-advisory-committees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03648.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03648.pdf?1771854314","publication_date":"2026-02-24","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"}],"excerpts":" \n \n \n V. <span class=\"match\">State</span> Freight Plans \n Each <span class=\"match\">State</span> that receives funding through the NHFP (23 U.S.C. 167) is required to have a <span class=\"match\">State</span> Freight Plan that provides a comprehensive plan for the immediate and long-range planning <span class=\"match\">activities</span> and investments of the <span class=\"match\">State</span> with respect to freight (49 U.S.C. 70202). If a <span class=\"match\">State's</span> 4-year update cycle has expired, then unless the <span class=\"match\">State</span> has developed its <span class=\"match\">State</span> Freight Plan consistent with the existing requirements, the <span class=\"match\">State</span> may not obligate NHFP funds (23 U.S.C. 167(h)(4)). \n The required elements of <span class=\"match\">State</span> Freight Plans"},{"title":"Establishment and Relocation of Branches and Offices","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to amend the processes for an insured State nonmember bank to establish a branch or relocate a main office or branch by eliminating certain filing requirements, reducing processing timelines, and updating public notice procedures, and by making corresponding changes to the procedures applicable to the relocation of an insured branch of a foreign bank. The FDIC seeks comment on all aspects of the proposed rule.","document_number":"2025-13568","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/18/2025-13568/establishment-and-relocation-of-branches-and-offices","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-18/pdf/2025-13568.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13568.pdf?1752756323","publication_date":"2025-07-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"Relocation of insured branch from one <span class=\"match\">State</span> to another. \n If the foreign bank proposes to relocate an insured <span class=\"match\">State</span> branch to a <span class=\"match\">State</span> that is outside the <span class=\"match\">State</span> where the branch is presently located, in addition to meeting the approval criteria contained in paragraph (c) of this section, the foreign bank must:\n \n (1) Comply with any applicable <span class=\"match\">State</span> laws or regulations of the States affected by the proposed relocation; and \n (2) Obtain any required regulatory approvals from the appropriate <span class=\"match\">State</span> licensing authority of the <span class=\"match\">State</span> to which the insured branch"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This major final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; codification of establishment of new policies for: the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; the Ambulatory Specialty Model; updates to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model; updates to drugs and biological products paid under Part B; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; updates to policies for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers; update to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations; codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; updates to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.","document_number":"2025-19787","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/05/2025-19787/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2026-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-05/pdf/2025-19787.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19787.pdf?1761945018","publication_date":"2025-11-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"labor <span class=\"match\">activity</span> were split into 2 minutes for the “Prepare room, equipment and supplies” <span class=\"match\">activity</span> and 1 minute for the “Confirm order, protocol exam” (CA014) <span class=\"match\">activity</span>. We proposed to maintain the 3 minutes of clinical labor time for the “Prepare room, equipment and supplies” <span class=\"match\">activity</span> and remove the clinical labor time for the “Confirm order, protocol exam” <span class=\"match\">activity</span> wherever we observed this pattern in the RUC-recommended direct PE inputs. Commenters explained in response that when the new version of the PE worksheet introduced the <span class=\"match\">activity</span> codes"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This major proposed rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedule (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice, relative value of services, and changes in the statute; codification of establishment of new policies for: the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; the Ambulatory Specialty Model; updates to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program expanded model; updates to drugs and biological products paid under Part B; Medicare Shared Savings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; updates to policies for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers update to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations; codification of the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 provisions; updates to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.","document_number":"2025-13271","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/16/2025-13271/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2026-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-16/pdf/2025-13271.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13271.pdf?1752524111","publication_date":"2025-07-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"payment amount benchmark quarter in certain instances and the calculation for the <span class=\"match\">Part</span> B rebate amount in such instances. With respect to the Medicare <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D Drug Inflation Rebate Program, this rulemaking proposes to clarify the calculation of a <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D rebate amount, and proposes a methodology for removal of units for a <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D rebatable drug for which a manufacturer provides a discount under the 340B Program, as well as the <span class=\"match\">establishment</span> of a 340B data repository for <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D claims. \n This rulemaking proposes to modify policies for the Shared Savings"},{"title":"Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bears in the Southern Beaufort Sea; Seismic Exploration Activities by SAExploration, Inc.","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, received a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 from SAExploration, Inc., to issue regulations facilitating the authorization of incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of polar bears during seismic exploration activities on the North Slope of Alaska. Take may result from three-dimensional seismic survey programs and associated activities occurring for a period of 5 years beginning July 1, 2026. If this rule is finalized, we may issue letters of authorization, upon request, for specific activities in accordance with the final rule for a period of up to 5 years. We intend that any final action resulting from this proposed rule will be as accurate and effective as possible. Therefore, we request comments on these proposed regulations and the accompanying draft environmental assessment from the public, Tribes, and local, State, and Federal agencies.","document_number":"2026-09885","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/18/2026-09885/marine-mammals-incidental-take-of-polar-bears-in-the-southern-beaufort-sea-seismic-exploration","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-18/pdf/2026-09885.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09885.pdf?1778849122","publication_date":"2026-05-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"Potential Impacts of the Specified <span class=\"match\">Activities</span> on Marine Mammals \n Impacts of Surface <span class=\"match\">Activities</span> on Polar Bears \n Disturbance impacts on polar bears will be influenced by the type, duration, intensity, timing, and location of the source of disturbance. Disturbance from the specified <span class=\"match\">activities</span> would originate primarily from helicopter overflights, tundra travel, seismic data acquisition, mobilization and operation of camp facilities, and cleanup <span class=\"match\">activities</span>. The noises, sights, and smells produced by these <span class=\"match\">activities</span> will elicit variable responses from"},{"title":"Notice of Solicitation of Input on Potential Future Changes to Nationwide Permits; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Input","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is seeking input from all interested parties on ways to increase the efficiency of the nationwide permit program. The Corps will consider this input in future rulemaking related to the nationwide permits. The nationwide permits authorize activities under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act.","document_number":"2026-05051","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/16/2026-05051/notice-of-solicitation-of-input-on-potential-future-changes-to-nationwide-permits-establishment-of-a","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-16/pdf/2026-05051.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05051.pdf?1773405914","publication_date":"2026-03-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers","name":"Engineers Corps","id":142,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/engineers-corps","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/142","parent_id":103,"slug":"engineers-corps"}],"excerpts":"NWPs by the Chief of Engineers imposes limitations on jurisdictional <span class=\"match\">activities</span> authorized by those NWPs. These limitations are expressed in the NWP terms and general conditions that apply to all NWPs. Division engineers may also impose limitations on jurisdictional <span class=\"match\">activities</span> authorized by NWPs on a regional basis (\n e.g., \n within a Corps district or <span class=\"match\">state</span>). These regional limitations are expressed in regional conditions. For some NWPs, if the project proponent's proposed <span class=\"match\">activities</span> comply with all applicable terms and conditions of those NWPs, then"},{"title":"Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule has finalized certain proposals from a proposed rule published in August 2024 and in doing so advances interoperability and supports the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. Specifically, this final rule amends the information blocking regulations by including definitions related to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Manner Exception. It also implements provisions related to the TEFCA, which will support the reliability, privacy, security, and trust within TEFCA. Lastly, this final rule includes corrections and updates to current regulatory provisions of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Health IT Certification Program.","document_number":"2024-29163","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/16/2024-29163/health-data-technology-and-interoperability-trusted-exchange-framework-and-common-agreement-tefca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-16/pdf/2024-29163.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29163.pdf?1733924732","publication_date":"2024-12-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"health information <span class=\"match\">exchange</span>. QHINs have significant organizational and technical capabilities, facilitate <span class=\"match\">exchange</span> at the highest level of the TEFCA infrastructure, and are the entities with which Participants (and their Subparticipants) connect to engage in TEFCA <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span>. “TEFCA <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span>,” which we proposed to define in § 172.102, means the transaction of electronic protected health information (ePHI) between Nodes \n 6 \n \n using a TEFCA-specific purpose of use code, meaning a code that identifies the <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> Purpose for which <span class=\"match\">exchange</span> is occurring"},{"title":"Marine Mammals; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Polar Bears in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean; Ice Exercise Activities by the U.S. Navy","type":"Notice","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), as amended, from the U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy), propose to authorize nonlethal, incidental take by harassment of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from February 18, 2026, to April 18, 2026. The applicant requested this authorization for take by harassment that may result from activities associated with the mobilization, operation, and demobilization of a temporary ice camp, aircraft transportation, submarine training and testing, and research in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean. This proposed authorization, if finalized, would be for up to six takes of polar bears by Level B harassment only. No take by injury or mortality is requested, expected, or proposed to be authorized. The Navy's activities are considered military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA. We invite comments on the proposed incidental harassment authorization and the accompanying draft environmental assessment from the public, Tribes, and local, State, and Federal agencies.","document_number":"2026-01945","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/02/2026-01945/marine-mammals-proposed-incidental-harassment-authorization-for-polar-bears-in-the-beaufort-sea-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-02/pdf/2026-01945.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01945.pdf?1769780713","publication_date":"2026-02-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"depths greater than a polar bear can dive. Unmanned underwater vehicle <span class=\"match\">activities</span>, in-water device data collection <span class=\"match\">activities</span>, and underwater acoustic communication <span class=\"match\">activities</span> will occur under the ice within the ice camp, and these <span class=\"match\">activities</span> will be halted if a polar bear is observed near the ice camp. Therefore, the FWS does not anticipate any harassment of polar bears from the Navy's in-water <span class=\"match\">activities</span> during the project period.\n \n Denning Analysis \n The Navy's on-ice <span class=\"match\">activities</span> are the only potential source of impacts to denning polar bears. We"},{"title":"Electronic Submission of Certain Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Amendments Regarding the FOCUS Report","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\" or \"SEC\") is amending its rules to require electronic filing or submission of certain forms and other filings or submissions that are required to be filed with or submitted to the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. The amendments require the electronic filing or submission on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (\"EDGAR\") system, using structured data where appropriate, for certain forms filed or submitted by self- regulatory organizations (\"SROs\"). The amendments require the information currently contained in Form 19b-4(e) to be publicly posted on the SRO's website and remove the manual signature requirements for SRO proposed rule change filings. The Commission is also requiring that a clearing agency post supplemental material to its website. In addition, the Commission is amending rules under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act of 1933 (\"Securities Act\") to require the electronic filing or submission on EDGAR, using structured data where appropriate, of certain forms, reports, and notices provided by broker- dealers, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants. The amendments also require withdrawal in certain circumstances of notices filed in connection with an exception to counting certain dealing transactions toward determining whether a person is a security-based swap dealer. Finally, the Commission is allowing electronic signatures in certain broker-dealer filings, and amending the Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single Report (\"FOCUS Report\") to harmonize with other rules, make technical corrections, and provide clarifications.","document_number":"2024-30433","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2024-30433/electronic-submission-of-certain-materials-under-the-securities-exchange-act-of-1934-amendments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2024-30433.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30433.pdf?1737121512","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"under the <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> Act, a prospective <span class=\"match\">exchange</span> must file on Form 1 an application for registration as a national securities <span class=\"match\">exchange</span> (or for an exemption from the requirement to register as a national securities <span class=\"match\">exchange</span> based on limited volume), and, once registered, the <span class=\"match\">exchange</span> must file as an amendment to its Form 1 certain updating information, as well as certain supplemental material and reports. In addition, as required by Rule 6a-4 under the <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> Act, a \n \n prospective <span class=\"match\">exchange</span> may register as a Security Futures Product <span class=\"match\">Exchange</span> by filing"},{"title":"Marine Mammals; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for the Southern Beaufort Sea Stock of Polar Bears During Legacy Well Remediation Activities, North Slope of Alaska; Draft Environmental Assessment","type":"Notice","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act from the Bureau of Land Management, propose to authorize nonlethal incidental take by harassment of small numbers of Southern Beaufort Sea (SBS) polar bears (Ursus maritimus) for 1 year from the date of issuance of the incidental harassment authorization (IHA). The applicant requested this authorization for take by harassment that may result from activities associated with oil well plugging and reclamation, soil sampling, snow trail, pad, and airstrip construction, and summer cleanup activities in the North Slope Borough of Alaska between western Smith Bay and Oliktok. This proposed authorization, if finalized, will be for up to 10 takes of polar bears by Level B harassment. No Level A harassment or lethal take is requested, expected, or proposed to be authorized. We invite comments on the proposed IHA and accompanying draft environmental assessment from the public, Tribes, and local, State, and Federal agencies.","document_number":"2026-02960","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02960/marine-mammals-proposed-incidental-harassment-authorization-for-the-southern-beaufort-sea-stock-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02960.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02960.pdf?1770903922","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"specified <span class=\"match\">activities</span>. Dens that were simulated to be within 805 m (2,641 ft) of human <span class=\"match\">activity</span> could be disturbed during all denning periods, while dens within 806-1610 m (2,644-5,282 ft) of human <span class=\"match\">activity</span> could only be disturbed during the den <span class=\"match\">establishment</span>, late denning, and post-emergence periods. Dens detected during AIR survey were excluded if <span class=\"match\">activity</span> did not occur prior to AIR survey. We identified the stage in the denning period when the exposure occurred based on the date range of the <span class=\"match\">activities</span> the den was exposed to: den <span class=\"match\">establishment</span> (\n i"},{"title":"The Trade-Through Rule and Locked and Crossed Markets Provisions of Regulation NMS","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\" or \"SEC\") is proposing amendments to Regulation NMS (\"Regulation NMS\") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\"). The proposed amendments would rescind the trade-through rule for NMS stocks, the provision regarding locking and crossing quotations for NMS stocks, and certain defined terms. The proposed amendments would also make conforming changes to other related provisions.","document_number":"2026-12163","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12163/the-trade-through-rule-and-locked-and-crossed-markets-provisions-of-regulation-nms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12163.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12163.pdf?1781613912","publication_date":"2026-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"4; Robinhood Letter at 4 (<span class=\"match\">stating</span> that six <span class=\"match\">exchanges</span> account for approximately 80% of the volume traded on all <span class=\"match\">exchanges</span> while 10 <span class=\"match\">exchanges</span> individually account for less than a 2% market share); First TTR Roundtable Transcript at 49, 72-73 (Dave Lauer, Urvin Finance and We the Investors) (<span class=\"match\">stating</span> that most of the additional <span class=\"match\">exchanges</span> have been “copycat” <span class=\"match\">exchanges</span>), at 288-89 (Mehmet Kinak, T.Rowe Price) (<span class=\"match\">stating</span> that the additional <span class=\"match\">exchanges</span> have not offered anything to differentiate themselves from existing <span class=\"match\">exchanges</span>), at 277 (Daniel Gerhardstein"},{"title":"Jurisdictional Separations and Referral to the Federal-State Joint Board","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to extend, for an additional six years, the jurisdictional separations category relationships and cost allocation factors (together, separations rules) freeze for rate-of-return incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs). Further extending the freeze will enable the Commission to continue to work with the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations (Joint Board) to determine next steps in amending the separations rules in light of sweeping technological and regulatory changes since these rules were initially adopted.","document_number":"2024-15567","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/19/2024-15567/jurisdictional-separations-and-referral-to-the-federal-state-joint-board","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-19/pdf/2024-15567.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15567.pdf?1721306714","publication_date":"2024-07-19","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":"Uniform System of Accounts prescribed by the Commission's <span class=\"match\">part</span> 32 rules. Second, the carrier divides the costs in these accounts between regulated and nonregulated <span class=\"match\">activities</span> in accordance with the Commission's <span class=\"match\">part</span> 64 rules, a step that helps ensure that the costs of nonregulated <span class=\"match\">activities</span> will not be recovered through regulated interstate rates. Third, the carrier separates the regulated costs and revenues between the interstate and intrastate jurisdictions using the Commission's <span class=\"match\">part</span> 36 jurisdictional separations rules. Finally, the carrier"},{"title":"Clearing Requirement Determination Under Section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act for Interest Rate Swaps to Account for CAD and MXN Interest Rate Benchmark Transitions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is proposing to amend its interest rate swap clearing requirement regulations adopted under applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to address the transition from the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), and the transition from the Mexican Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate (la Tasa de Inter[eacute]s Interbancaria de Equilibrio, or TIIE by its Spanish acronym) to the Overnight TIIE Funding Rate (TIIE de Fondeo or F-TIIE), as benchmark reference rates for interest rate swaps denominated, respectively, in Canadian dollars (CAD) and Mexican pesos (MXN). These transitions are part of an ongoing global effort by market participants, benchmark administrators, regulators, and others to shift away from reliance on certain interbank offered rates (IBORs) that are, or are expected to become, unavailable as benchmark reference rates, and increase adoption of alternative reference rates, which are predominantly overnight, nearly risk-free reference rates (RFRs). The proposed amendments would revise the set of interest rate swaps that are required to be submitted for clearing, pursuant to the CEA and the Commission's regulations, to a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) that is registered under the CEA (registered DCO) or a DCO that has been exempted from such registration (exempt DCO). Among other things, the proposed amendments would modify the Commission's interest rate swap clearing requirement to reflect the market transitions from CAD CDOR to CAD CORRA and from MXN TIIE to MXN F-TIIE.","document_number":"2026-09428","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09428/clearing-requirement-determination-under-section-2h-of-the-commodity-exchange-act-for-interest-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-12/pdf/2026-09428.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09428.pdf?1778503542","publication_date":"2026-05-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"on all relevant swaps <span class=\"match\">activity</span>, whether based on their actual occurrence in the United States or on their connection with <span class=\"match\">activities</span> in, or effect on, commerce of the United States, pursuant to section 2(i) of the CEA.\n 180 \n \n \n \n \n 180 \n  Pursuant to section 2(i) of the CEA, <span class=\"match\">activities</span> outside of the United States are not subject to the swap provisions of the CEA, including any rules prescribed or regulations promulgated thereunder, unless those <span class=\"match\">activities</span> either “have a direct and significant connection with <span class=\"match\">activities</span> in, or effect on, commerce"},{"title":"Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bears During Specified Activities; North Slope, Alaska","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are revising a portion of our regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act pertaining to incidental take of marine mammals. These regulations, codified at 50 CFR part 18, subpart J, authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take by harassment of small numbers of polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea stock and Pacific walruses during year-round oil and gas industry activities in the Beaufort Sea (Alaska and the Outer Continental Shelf) and adjacent northern coast of Alaska. Such take may result from oil and gas exploration, development, production, and transportation activities occurring through August 5, 2026. The revisions made by this final rule authorize incidental Level A harassment of polar bears in addition to the incidental Level B harassment of polar bears and Pacific walruses already authorized. No lethal take is authorized under this rule.","document_number":"2025-11778","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/26/2025-11778/marine-mammals-incidental-take-of-polar-bears-during-specified-activities-north-slope-alaska","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-26/pdf/2025-11778.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11778.pdf?1750855516","publication_date":"2025-06-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"expressed concern that the Service overestimates impacts to denning bears because they rely in <span class=\"match\">part</span> on non-relevant case studies (\n i.e., \n studies concerning research <span class=\"match\">activities</span> as opposed to oil and gas <span class=\"match\">activities</span>), and these overestimates will unnecessarily lead to restriction of oil and gas <span class=\"match\">activity</span> in the future.\n \n \n Response: \n These comments are largely incorrect. While we did include studies such as those in Woodruff et al. (2022), we removed them (and <span class=\"match\">state</span> as such) from the set that is used to inform disturbance probabilities applied to Industry"}]}