{"description":"Documents matching 'preserved builders must certify they'","count":697,"total_pages":35,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=preserved+builders+must+certify+they&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Improving SBA Disaster Loan Ability To Provide Meaningful and Timely Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to ensure the timely and effective delivery of assistance under the Disaster Loan Program authorized under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) (\"Disaster Loan Program\") following a Presidentially declared disaster. This rule preempts certain state and local requirements impacting the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of damaged or destroyed property and associated activities financed by the Disaster Loan Program when such requirements cause delay in the use of SBA Disaster Loan Program proceeds. The rule is necessary to reconcile non- federal requirements that undermine Congress's objective of rapid housing and business recovery, public health and safety restoration, and economic stabilization after disasters.","document_number":"2026-01797","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/29/2026-01797/improving-sba-disaster-loan-ability-to-provide-meaningful-and-timely-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-29/pdf/2026-01797.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01797.pdf?1769607917","publication_date":"2026-01-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"of occupancy), but rather applies only where state or local permits or other approvals stand as obstacles to accomplishing the federal goal of rapid relief after a Presidentially declared disaster. Substantive state and local standards and requirements are <span class=\"match\">preserved</span> in that <span class=\"match\">builders</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> <span class=\"match\">certify</span> that they have, and will, otherwise comply with all such substantive local and state standards and requirements.\n \n II. Legal Authority \n \n SBA is issuing this rule pursuant to its authority under section 5(b)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6))"},{"title":"Funding Opportunities: Small Dollar Loan Program: FY 2026 Funding Round","type":"Notice","abstract":"The CDFI Fund expands access to capital and related technical assistance across the United States through investment in and assistance to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the SDL Program, the CDFI Fund provides (1) grants for Loan Loss Reserves (LLR) to enable a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to establish a loan loss reserve fund to cover the losses on small dollar consumer loans associated with starting a new small dollar consumer loan program or expanding an existing small dollar consumer loan program; and (2) grants for Technical Assistance (TA) for technology, staff support, and other eligible activities to enable a Certified CDFI to establish and maintain a small dollar consumer loan program. Through the SDL Program Awards, Recipients will serve rural and urban communities across the nation that lack access to affordable consumer lending products. All awards provided through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) are subject to funding availability.","document_number":"2026-13200","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13200/funding-opportunities-small-dollar-loan-program-fy-2026-funding-round","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13200.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13200.pdf?1782737121","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":"Example 2: \n XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI has a strategic goal to provide a new small dollar loan product. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI will request an SDL Program Award for TA to upgrade its technology systems to support a new small dollar loan product. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI has a Partnership Agreement in place with a \n \n <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI that will provide free financial counseling services to the XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI's small dollar loan Applicants. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI chooses to apply as a partnership with the <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI as its partner. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI will explain"},{"title":"Revision of National Environmental Policy Act Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"FHWA, FRA, and FTA are publishing this interim final rule (IFR) to modify the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that apply to all three agencies to be consistent with the removal of regulations previously issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the amendments to NEPA included in the section of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 known as the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023, and amendments regarding efficient environmental reviews included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. This rule will become effective immediately while the agencies seek comment on what further changes may be appropriate.","document_number":"2025-12364","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/03/2025-12364/revision-of-national-environmental-policy-act-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-03/pdf/2025-12364.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12364.pdf?1751394610","publication_date":"2025-07-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Highway Administration","name":"Federal Highway Administration","id":170,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-highway-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/170","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-highway-administration"},{"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"},{"raw_name":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"Such agreements <span class=\"match\">must</span> be subject to the following conditions: \n (1) The agreement <span class=\"match\">must</span> set forth the State DOT's responsibilities for making CE determinations, documenting the determinations, and achieving acceptable quality control and quality assurance; \n (2) The agreement may not have a term of more than five years, but may be renewed; \n (3) The agreement <span class=\"match\">must</span> provide for FHWA's monitoring of the State DOT's compliance with the terms of the agreement and for the State DOT's execution of any needed corrective action. FHWA <span class=\"match\">must</span> take into account"},{"title":"Notice of Funding Opportunity To Establish Cooperative Agreements With Technical Assistance Providers for the Fiscal Year 2023 Thriving Communities Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The purpose of this notice is to publish DOT's application submission requirements and application review procedures to select national and State, Tribal, or regional capacity builders to provide technical assistance, planning, and capacity building support to communities through cooperative agreements with DOT, as authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.","document_number":"2023-19984","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/15/2023-19984/notice-of-funding-opportunity-to-establish-cooperative-agreements-with-technical-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-15/pdf/2023-19984.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-19984.pdf?1694695590","publication_date":"2023-09-15","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":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"doing so, applicants <span class=\"match\">must</span> include information demonstrating these existing relationships and submit Letters of Commitment from other entities providing additional funding. \n DOT will reimburse labor and direct costs incurred by the Capacity <span class=\"match\">Builder</span> team, including subcontractors. Capacity <span class=\"match\">Builders</span> should maintain a system for recording all project costs. Invoices <span class=\"match\">must</span> be transmitted to DOT monthly. \n The Capacity <span class=\"match\">Builder</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> notify DOT in writing when 50% of the project budget is expended. Further work <span class=\"match\">must</span> stop, and DOT <span class=\"match\">must</span> be notified in writing"},{"title":"Rescission of Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise HUD's regulations governing floodplain management and the protection of wetlands in accordance with Executive Order 14148, entitled \"Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.\" Executive Order 14148 revoked an earlier executive order that formed a basis for the final rule that HUD published on April 23, 2024, entitled \"Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.\" This proposed rule generally would restore HUD's regulations to their state prior to the publication of the April 23, 2024, final rule, although it would maintain flexibilities from that rule related to floodways, categorical exclusions, exemptions from Part 55 applicability, and the decisionmaking process; it also proposes minor revisions for clarity.","document_number":"2026-13939","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/10/2026-13939/rescission-of-floodplain-management-and-protection-of-wetlands-minimum-property-standards-for-flood","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-10/pdf/2026-13939.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13939.pdf?1783601111","publication_date":"2026-07-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"regulations, handbooks, and project and site standards those criteria, standards, and procedures necessary to comply with the requirements of this part. \n \n (c) \n Responsible Entity <span class=\"match\">Certifying</span> Officer. \n <span class=\"match\">Certifying</span> Officers of responsible entities administering or reviewing activities subject to 24 CFR part 58 shall comply with this part in carrying out HUD-assisted programs. <span class=\"match\">Certifying</span> Officers of responsible entities subject to 24 CFR part 58 shall monitor approved actions and ensure that any prescribed mitigation is implemented.\n \n \n (d) \n Recipient. \n"},{"title":"Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireless Deployments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) seeks to advance its Build America Agenda by seeking comment on reforms that would free towers and other wireless infrastructure from unlawful regulatory burdens imposed.","document_number":"2025-21620","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/01/2025-21620/build-america-eliminating-barriers-to-wireless-deployments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-01/pdf/2025-21620.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21620.pdf?1764337516","publication_date":"2025-12-01","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":" Parties who choose to file by paper <span class=\"match\">must</span> file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings <span class=\"match\">must</span> be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.\n \n • Hand-delivered or messenger delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries <span class=\"match\">must</span> be held together with rubber bands or"},{"title":"Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation Modifications","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) is amending its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program regulations. The DBE and ACDBE programs are designed to allow small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to compete fairly for DOT funded contracts let by State and local transportation agencies and in airport concession opportunities. The final rule improves program implementation in major areas, including by updating the personal net worth and program size thresholds for inflation; modernizing rules for counting of material suppliers; incorporating procedural flexibilities enacted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; adding elements to foster greater usage of DBEs and ACDBEs with concurrent, proactive monitoring and oversight; updating certification provisions with less prescriptive rules that give certifiers flexibility when determining eligibility; revising the interstate certification process to provide for reciprocity among certifiers; and making technical corrections to commonly misinterpreted rules.","document_number":"2024-05583","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/09/2024-05583/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-and-airport-concession-disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-09/pdf/2024-05583.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05583.pdf?1712580314","publication_date":"2024-04-09","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":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"67(e) inherently requires <span class=\"match\">certifiers</span> to make a judgment call. In doing so, <span class=\"match\">certifiers</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> not simply rely on the quantity of examples of disadvantage an owner provides; rather, <span class=\"match\">certifiers</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> focus on the \n quality \n of the evidence presented. Applicants have to submit a personal narrative detailing the experiences that demonstrate the social and economic disadvantages they have had to contend with. While applicants bear the burden of both production and persuasion with respect to all elements of certification, <span class=\"match\">certifiers</span> <span class=\"match\">must</span> holistically evaluate"},{"title":"30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan-HUD 935.2A, HUD 935.2B, and HUD 935.2C; OMB Control No.: 2529-0013","type":"Notice","abstract":"HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.","document_number":"2024-22833","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/03/2024-22833/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-affirmative-fair-housing-marketing-plan-hud-9352a","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-03/pdf/2024-22833.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-22833.pdf?1727873136","publication_date":"2024-10-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"viewed by other commenters and interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.\n \n \n \n Note: \n To receive consideration as public comments, comments <span class=\"match\">must</span> be submitted through one of the two methods specified above. Again, all submissions <span class=\"match\">must</span> refer to the docket number and title of the notice. Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development"},{"title":"Funding Opportunities: Small Dollar Loan Program; 2024 Funding Round","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program) is administered by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Through the SDL Program, the CDFI Fund provides (1) grants for Loan Loss Reserves (LLR) to enable a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) establish a loan loss reserve fund in order to cover the losses on small dollar loans associated with starting a new small dollar loan program or expanding an existing small dollar loan program; and (2) grants for Technical Assistance (TA) for technology, staff support, and other eligible activities to enable a Certified CDFI to establish and maintain a small dollar loan program. All awards provided through this Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) are subject to funding availability.","document_number":"2023-23503","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/25/2023-23503/funding-opportunities-small-dollar-loan-program-2024-funding-round","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-25/pdf/2023-23503.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-23503.pdf?1698151558","publication_date":"2023-10-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"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":" Example 2: \n XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI has a strategic goal to provide a new small dollar loan product. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI will request an SDL Program Award for TA to upgrade its technology systems to support a new small dollar loan product. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI has a Partnership Agreement in place with a <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI that will provide free financial counseling services to the XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI's small dollar loan Applicants. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI chooses to apply as a partnership with the <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI as its partner. XYZ <span class=\"match\">Certified</span> CDFI will explain in"},{"title":"Final Determination: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) establishes procedures for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to consider adopting periodic revisions to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1: Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings (ASHRAE 90.1), subject to a determination by the agencies that the revised codes do not negatively affect the availability or affordability of new construction of single and multifamily housing covered by EISA, and a determination by the Secretary of Energy that the revised codes \"would improve energy efficiency.\" At the time of developing the preliminary determination, the most recent editions of the codes for which DOE had issued efficiency determinations were ASHRAE 90.1-2019, and the 2021 IECC. This notice follows the notice of preliminary determination published on May 18, 2023, and announces the final determination of HUD and USDA as required under section 481(d)(1) of EISA. After consideration of public comments, HUD and USDA determine that the 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019 will not negatively affect the affordability and availability of housing covered by EISA.","document_number":"2024-08793","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/26/2024-08793/final-determination-adoption-of-energy-efficiency-standards-for-new-construction-of-hud--and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-26/pdf/2024-08793.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08793.pdf?1714049127","publication_date":"2024-04-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"}],"excerpts":"or moderate-income households or multifamily building owners.\n 28 \n \n Rebates can be used to offset the cost of the following items: ENERGY STAR-<span class=\"match\">certified</span> electric heat pump water heater; ENERGY STAR-<span class=\"match\">certified</span> electric heat pump for space heating and cooling; ENERGY STAR-<span class=\"match\">certified</span> electric heat pump clothes dryer; ENERGY STAR-<span class=\"match\">certified</span> electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven (note: Energy Star-<span class=\"match\">certified</span> ovens are pending); electric load service center (\n i.e., \n electrical panel); electric wiring; insulation, air sealing, and mechanical ventilation"},{"title":"Updating the Water Quality Certification Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing this proposed rule to update and clarify several substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) section 401. CWA section 401 is a direct grant of authority to States (and Tribes that have been approved for \"treatment as a State\" status) to review for compliance with appropriate Federal, State, and Tribal water quality requirements any discharge into waters of the United States that may result from a proposed activity that requires a Federal license or permit. This proposed rule is intended to clarify several aspects of the certification process consistent with the statutory framework.","document_number":"2026-00754","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00754/updating-the-water-quality-certification-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00754.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00754.pdf?1768398323","publication_date":"2026-01-15","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":"proposed rulemaking, an applicant <span class=\"match\">must</span> submit a request for certification to a <span class=\"match\">certifying</span> authority to initiate an action under CWA section 401. Consistent with the text of the CWA, the proposed rule provides that the statutory timeline for certification review starts when the <span class=\"match\">certifying</span> authority receives a request for certification. In order for a request for certification to start the statutory timeline for review, it <span class=\"match\">must</span> meet the requirements as defined in this proposed rule, rather than as defined by the <span class=\"match\">certifying</span> authority. The proposed 40 CFR"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), which authorizes the Administrator to restrict fully, partially, or on a graduated schedule, the use of a \"regulated substance\" in the sector or subsector in which they are used. This final rule addresses administrative petitions and input received from regulated industry and other interested parties relevant to requirements and restrictions across various refrigeration and air conditioning subsectors, including: refrigerated transport--intermodal containers; industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing; retail food supermarket systems; retail food remote condensing unit systems; cold storage warehouses; refrigerated laboratory centrifuges and laboratory shakers; and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This final rule also allows the inventory of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment that was manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States before January 1, 2025, to continue to be installed.","document_number":"2026-10387","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10387/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10387.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10387.pdf?1779453914","publication_date":"2026-05-26","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":"Commenters argued that uncertainty points towards higher, not lower, SC-GHG values. Commenters asserted that under the requirements of the APA, the EPA <span class=\"match\">must</span> provide additional information, including projected increase in climate harms in terms of the social cost of carbon, and <span class=\"match\">must</span> provide the public with an opportunity to comment.\n \n \n Response: \n The EPA disagrees with commenters asserting that the EPA <span class=\"match\">must</span> utilize the SC-GHG as the EPA is finalizing this action based on its authority under AIM Act subsection (i). The issues raised by commenters are"},{"title":"Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or Agency) is finalizing a Clean Water Act (CWA) rule to extend deadlines promulgated in the 2024 \"Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category\" (2024 rule), update the 2024 rule's transfer provisions to allow facilities to switch between compliance alternatives, and create authority for alternative applicability dates and paperwork submission dates, based on site-specific factors.","document_number":"2025-24102","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/31/2025-24102/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-steam-electric-power-generating-point-source","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-31/pdf/2025-24102.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24102.pdf?1767102318","publication_date":"2025-12-31","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":"this section <span class=\"match\">must</span> maintain a publicly accessible internet site (ELG website) containing the information specified in paragraphs (d) through (q) of this section, if applicable. This website shall be titled “ELG Rule Compliance Data and Information.” The facility <span class=\"match\">must</span> ensure that all information required to be posted is immediately available to anyone visiting the site, without requiring any prerequisite, such as registration or a requirement to submit a document request. All required information <span class=\"match\">must</span> be clearly identifiable and <span class=\"match\">must</span> be able to be"},{"title":"National Transit Database: Proposed Reporting Changes and Clarifications for Report Years 2025 and 2026","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice provides information on proposed changes and clarifications to the National Transit Database (NTD) reporting requirements. Some of the proposed NTD changes would take effect beginning in NTD report year (RY) 2025, while others would take effect in RY 2026.","document_number":"2024-25341","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/31/2024-25341/national-transit-database-proposed-reporting-changes-and-clarifications-for-report-years-2025-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-31/pdf/2024-25341.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25341.pdf?1730292352","publication_date":"2024-10-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"FTA would like to reiterate the existing policy when a GTFS feed contains multiple services. In the case where multiple NTD reporting agencies share a single GTFS feed, the routes.txt file <span class=\"match\">must</span> reflect the respective NTDID associated with each route. For example, if a reporter uses one URL for Agency X and Agency Y, each route that is operated by Agency X <span class=\"match\">must</span> have Agency X's NTDID in the \n agency_id \n field, and likewise for Agency Y. In the event that the GTFS feed includes non-reportable service (such as intercity bus service), the agency may"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including gas-fired instantaneous water heaters, which are a type of consumer water heater. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or the \"Department\") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters. It has determined that the amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.","document_number":"2024-30369","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/26/2024-30369/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-consumer-gas-fired-instantaneous-water","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-26/pdf/2024-30369.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30369.pdf?1734961515","publication_date":"2024-12-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"response to the July 2024 NODA that specifically addressed the potential impacts on small businesses. \n C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act \n \n Manufacturers of gas-fired instantaneous water heaters <span class=\"match\">must</span> <span class=\"match\">certify</span> to DOE that their products comply with any applicable energy conservation standards. In <span class=\"match\">certifying</span> compliance, manufacturers <span class=\"match\">must</span> test their products according to the DOE test procedures for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters, including any amendments adopted for those test procedures. DOE has established regulations for the certification"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (Renewal)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (EPA ICR Number 0116.13, OMB Control Number 2060- 0060) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on October 5, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.","document_number":"2023-13799","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/29/2023-13799/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-29/pdf/2023-13799.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-13799.pdf?1687956321","publication_date":"2023-06-29","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":"manufacturers may not legally introduce their products into U.S. commerce unless EPA has <span class=\"match\">certified</span> that their production complies with applicable emission standards. Per section 207(a), original vehicle manufacturers <span class=\"match\">must</span> warrant that vehicles are free from defects in materials and workmanship that would cause the vehicles not to comply with emission regulations during their useful life. Section 207(a) directs EPA to provide certification to those manufacturers or <span class=\"match\">builders</span> of automotive aftermarket parts that demonstrate that the installation and use of"},{"title":"Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships","type":"Rule","abstract":"As part of its ongoing efforts to more effectively administer the National Labor Relations Act (the Act or the NLRA) and to further the purposes of the Act, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) hereby rescinds and replaces the amendments the Board made in April 2020 to its rules and regulations governing the filing and processing of petitions for a Board-conducted representation election while unfair labor practice charges are pending and following an employer's voluntary recognition of a union as the majority-supported collective- bargaining representative of the employer's employees. The Board also rescinds an amendment governing the filing and processing of petitions for a Board-conducted representation election in the construction industry. The Board believes that the amendments made in this final rule better protect employees' statutory right to freely choose whether to be represented by a labor organization, promote industrial peace, and encourage the practice and procedure of collective bargaining.","document_number":"2024-16535","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/01/2024-16535/representation-case-procedures-election-bars-proof-of-majority-support-in-construction-industry","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-01/pdf/2024-16535.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16535.pdf?1721997916","publication_date":"2024-08-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD","name":"National Labor Relations Board","id":355,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-labor-relations-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/355","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-labor-relations-board"}],"excerpts":"distinguishes between <span class=\"match\">certified</span> and recognized unions in specified and limited ways, the Board should broadly disadvantage recognized unions as current Section 103.21 does, for no compelling reason.\n 208 \n \n Such an approach, as we have observed, is contrary to the teaching of the Supreme Court.\n 209 \n \n We do not say, however, that <span class=\"match\">certified</span> unions and recognized unions <span class=\"match\">must</span> be treated identically in every respect. Thus, the voluntary-recognition bar as codified in the final rule is distinct from the existing bar doctrine applicable to <span class=\"match\">certified</span> unions. Under"},{"title":"Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands; Minimum Property Standards for Flood Hazard Exposure; Building to the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule revises HUD's regulations governing floodplain management and the protection of wetlands to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) in accordance with the Executive Order titled \"Establishing a Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input.\" These revisions to HUD's regulations will improve the resilience of HUD-assisted or financed projects to the effects of climate change and natural disasters and provide for greater flexibility in the use of HUD assistance in floodways under certain circumstances. Among other revisions, this rule provides a process for determining the extent of the FFRMS floodplain, with a preference for a climate-informed science approach (CISA) to making this determination. The rule also revises HUD's floodplain and wetland regulations to streamline, improve overall clarity, and modernize standards. Also, this rule revises HUD's Minimum Property Standards for one-to-four-unit housing under HUD's mortgage insurance and low-rent public housing programs to require that the lowest floor in newly constructed structures located within the 1-percent-annual-chance (100-year) floodplain be built at least 2 feet above the base flood elevation (BFE) as determined by best available information. The rule also revises a categorical exclusion when HUD performs environmental reviews and updates various HUD environmental regulations to permit online posting of public notices.","document_number":"2024-06246","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/23/2024-06246/floodplain-management-and-protection-of-wetlands-minimum-property-standards-for-flood-hazard","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-23/pdf/2024-06246.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06246.pdf?1713789912","publication_date":"2024-04-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"the floodway with the goal of ensuring the potential to harm human life is minimized. Because of feedback received, HUD has revised the language of § 55.21 to make it clear that residential units <span class=\"match\">must</span> be removed from the floodway, all buildings in the FFRMS floodplain <span class=\"match\">must</span> be elevated or floodproofed where practicable, and a No Rise Certification <span class=\"match\">must</span> be obtained for any new improvements in the floodway, in order for the exception to apply. HUD intends for the alternative processing for existing nonconforming sites outlined in § 55.21 to be used"},{"title":"Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification","type":"Rule","abstract":"FAA is amending rules for the manufacture, certification, operation, maintenance, and alteration of light-sport aircraft. The amendments enable enhancements in safety and performance and increase privileges under a number of sport pilot and light-sport aircraft rules. These enhancements include increasing suitability for flight training, limited aerial work, and personal travel. This final rule expands what aircraft sport pilots may operate. This final rule also amends the special purpose operations for restricted category aircraft; amends the duration, eligible purposes, and operating limitations for experimental aircraft; and adds operating limitations applicable to experimental aircraft engaged in space support vehicle flights to codify statutory language.","document_number":"2025-13972","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/24/2025-13972/modernization-of-special-airworthiness-certification","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-24/pdf/2025-13972.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13972.pdf?1753274717","publication_date":"2025-07-24","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 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":"serial number). When an EAB aircraft is sold by the original <span class=\"match\">builder</span>, the <span class=\"match\">builder's</span> repairman certificate (experimental aircraft <span class=\"match\">builder</span>) privileges are still valid for the aircraft (by make, model, and serial number); however, the new owner does not have the option to get a repairman certificate (experimental aircraft <span class=\"match\">builder</span>) because the new owner is not the <span class=\"match\">builder</span> of the aircraft. This results in the new owner lacking eligibility for a repairman certificate (experimental aircraft <span class=\"match\">builder</span>) and having to obtain the services of a certificated mechanic"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions section of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, which authorizes the Administrator to restrict the use of particular hydrofluorocarbons in the sectors and subsectors in which they are used. This proposal addresses administrative petitions and other requests from companies and trade associations across a number of subsectors, including refrigerated transport--intermodal containers, industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing, retail food refrigeration systems for remote condensing units and supermarkets, cold storage warehouses, refrigerated laboratory centrifuges, laboratory shakers, and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This action proposes to allow previously manufactured and imported residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment to continue to be installed. The Agency is also seeking advance comment on potential actions to address supply chain issues for a refrigerant blend.","document_number":"2025-19438","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/03/2025-19438/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-03/pdf/2025-19438.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19438.pdf?1759409112","publication_date":"2025-10-03","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":"than 100 pounds that are used in the manufacture of semiconductors <span class=\"match\">must</span> comply with the restrictions of those paragraphs by January 1, 2030. \n \n (12) * * * \n (iv) Products subject to paragraphs (ii) or (iii) with a refrigerant charge capacity less than 100 pounds that are used in the manufacture of semiconductors <span class=\"match\">must</span> comply with the restrictions of those paragraphs by January 1, 2030; \n (v) Refrigerated centrifuges and laboratory shaker tables subject to paragraphs (i) or (ii) <span class=\"match\">must</span> comply with the restrictions of those paragraphs by January 1, 2028"}]}