{"description":"Documents matching 'provincial compliance'","count":710,"total_pages":36,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=provincial+compliance&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Final Results and Rescission, in Part, of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to one company.","document_number":"2025-15306","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/12/2025-15306/certain-softwood-lumber-products-from-canada-final-results-and-rescission-in-part-of-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-12/pdf/2025-15306.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15306.pdf?1754916328","publication_date":"2025-08-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"International Trade Administration","name":"International Trade Administration","id":261,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/261","parent_id":54,"slug":"international-trade-administration"}],"excerpts":"Whether the Capital Cost Allowance for Class 1 Assets Program Is Countervailable \n Comment 37: Whether the Federal and <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Research and Development Tax Credits Are Specific \n Comment 38: Whether the Federal Logging Tax Credit and <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Logging Tax Credit Are Countervailable \n Alberta \n Comment 39: Whether Tax Savings Under Alberta's Schedule D Are Countervailable \n British Columbia \n Comment 40: Whether the BC <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Sales Tax Rebate on Select Machinery and Equipment Is Countervailable \n Comment 41: Whether BC's Coloured Fuel Program"},{"title":"Freight Car Safety Standards Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"FRA is amending the Freight Car Safety Standards (FCSS) to implement section 22425 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act). The Act places certain restrictions on newly built freight cars placed into service in the United States (U.S.) including limiting content that originates from a country of concern (COC) or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise (SOE) and prohibiting sensitive technology that originates from a COC or is sourced from a SOE. The Act mandates that FRA issue a regulation to monitor and enforce industry's compliance with the Act's standards.","document_number":"2024-30030","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/19/2024-30030/freight-car-safety-standards-implementing-the-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-19/pdf/2024-30030.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30030.pdf?1734529517","publication_date":"2024-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"necessary to the functionality of the sensitive technology from COC or SOE enter service into the U.S. general railroad system of transportation.\n \n (3) <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Costs \n Issuing this rule creates a few <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> burdens for freight car manufacturers including affirming <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with this rule, submitting an annual certification, and participating in periodic audits. \n Manufacturers Affirm <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Prior to a Freight Car Entering Service \n \n Prior to a manufacturer providing a freight car for operation on the U.S. general railroad system of transportation"},{"title":"Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; 2026 Annual Management Measures","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, on behalf of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), publishes as regulations the 2026 annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery that have been recommended by the IPHC and accepted by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce. These measures are intended to enhance the conservation of Pacific halibut and further the goals and objectives of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC).","document_number":"2026-05803","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/25/2026-05803/pacific-halibut-fisheries-catch-sharing-plan-2026-annual-management-measures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-25/pdf/2026-05803.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05803.pdf?1774356316","publication_date":"2026-03-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"pounds discarded as unfit for human consumption. All Pacific halibut must be weighed with the head on and the head-on weight must be recorded on the <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> fish tickets or Federal catch reports as specified in this paragraph, unless the Pacific halibut is frozen at sea and exempt from the head-on landing requirement at Section 18(2). \n (9) No person shall make a false entry on a State or <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> fish ticket or a Federal catch or landing report referred to in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8) of this Section. \n (10) A copy of the fish tickets or"},{"title":"Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; 2025 Annual Management Measures","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA, on behalf of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), publishes as regulations the 2025 annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery that have been recommended by the IPHC and accepted by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce. These measures are intended to enhance the conservation of Pacific halibut and further the goals and objectives of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC).","document_number":"2025-04803","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/21/2025-04803/pacific-halibut-fisheries-catch-sharing-plan-2025-annual-management-measures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-21/pdf/2025-04803.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04803.pdf?1742474708","publication_date":"2025-03-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"pounds discarded as unfit for human consumption. All Pacific halibut must be weighed with the head on and the head-on weight must be recorded on the <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> fish tickets or Federal catch reports as specified in this paragraph, unless the Pacific halibut is frozen at sea and exempt from the head-on landing requirement at Section 18(2). \n (9) No person shall make a false entry on a State or <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> fish ticket or a Federal catch or landing report referred to in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8) of this Section. \n (10) A copy of the fish tickets or"},{"title":"Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2025-26 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) proposes to establish hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2025-26 hunting season. Through an annual rulemaking process, we prescribe outside limits (which we refer to as frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2025-26 general duck seasons, and provides preliminary proposals that vary from the 2024-25 hunting season regulations. Migratory bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions.","document_number":"2025-01319","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-01319/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-2025-26-migratory-game-bird-hunting-regulations-preliminary","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-01319.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01319.pdf?1737121524","publication_date":"2025-01-21","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":"of Migratory Birds (EIS 20130139),” filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 24, 2013, addresses NEPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by the Service for issuance of the annual \n \n framework regulations for hunting of migratory game bird species. We published a notice of availability in the \n Federal Register \n on May 31, 2013 (78 FR 32686), and our Record of Decision on July 26, 2013 (78 FR 45376). We also address NEPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> for waterfowl hunting frameworks through the annual preparation of separate environmental assessments, the most recent being"},{"title":"Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) the names of persons whose property and interests in property had been blocked pursuant to Zimbabwe sanctions authorities.","document_number":"2024-04871","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/07/2024-04871/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-07/pdf/2024-04871.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-04871.pdf?1709732729","publication_date":"2024-03-07","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":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"}],"excerpts":"(Linked To: SAKUNDA HOLDINGS). \n 14. MALINGA, Joshua; DOB 28 Apr 1944; Deputy Secretary for Disabled and Disadvantaged (individual) [ZIMBABWE]. \n 15. MASUKU, Angeline; DOB 14 Oct 1936; Matebeleland South <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Governor &amp; Politburo Secretary for Gender and Culture (individual) [ZIMBABWE]. \n 16. MATHEMA, Cain; DOB 28 Jan 1948; Bulawayo <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Governor (individual) [ZIMBABWE]. \n 17. MATIBIRI, Innocent Tonderai; DOB 09 Oct 1968; Deputy Police Commissioner (individual) [ZIMBABWE]. \n 18. MATONGA, Bright; DOB circa 1969; Deputy Minister of Information"},{"title":"Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.","document_number":"2024-18442","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/19/2024-18442/certain-softwood-lumber-products-from-canada-final-results-of-the-countervailing-duty-administrative","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-19/pdf/2024-18442.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18442.pdf?1723812319","publication_date":"2024-08-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"International Trade Administration","name":"International Trade Administration","id":261,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/261","parent_id":54,"slug":"international-trade-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACCA Class 53 Assets Program Is Correct \n Comment 45: Whether the Capital Cost Allowance for Class 1 Assets Program Is Countervailable \n Comment 46: Whether the Federal and <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Research and Development (R&amp;D) Tax Credits Are Specific \n Comment 47: Whether Attribution of the R&amp;D Tax Credits Is Correct \n Comment 48: Whether the Federal Logging Tax Credit and <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Logging Tax Credit Are Countervailable \n \n Alberta \n \n Comment 49: Whether the Tax Exempt Fuel Use Is Countervailable \n Comment 50: Whether the Property Tax Economic Obsolescence"},{"title":"Export Administration Regulations: Crime Controls and Expansion/Update of U.S. Persons Controls","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), seeks public comments on proposed amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in support of U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. To build upon existing controls, BIS proposes establishing certain Foreign-Security End User (FSEU) and \"U.S. persons\" activities controls and Commerce Control List-based (CCL) controls. The proposed additions of the foreign-security end user control and \"U.S. persons\" activity controls would implement expanded authority under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), as amended, to control certain \"U.S. persons\" activities under the EAR. Specific to the EAR's \"U.S. persons\" activities controls, BIS is proposing amendments to control \"support\" furnished by \"U.S. persons\" to identified foreign-security end users. In addition, BIS is proposing to add to the Commerce Control List two new unilateral item controls on facial recognition technology.","document_number":"2024-16498","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/29/2024-16498/export-administration-regulations-crime-controls-and-expansionupdate-of-us-persons-controls","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-29/pdf/2024-16498.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16498.pdf?1721911528","publication_date":"2024-07-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Industry and Security","name":"Industry and Security Bureau","id":241,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/industry-and-security-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/241","parent_id":54,"slug":"industry-and-security-bureau"}],"excerpts":"force in the furtherance of their official duties.” This definition would include persons or entities at all levels of the government police and security services, from the national headquarters or the ministry level to all subordinate agencies/bureaus (\n e.g., \n municipal, <span class=\"match\">provincial</span>, regional). The proposed definition of `foreign-security end users' also includes other persons or entities performing functions of a `foreign-security end user,' such as arrest, detention, monitoring, or search, and may include analytic and data centers (\n e.g., \n genomic"},{"title":"Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Powerex Corp","type":"Notice","abstract":"Powerex Corp. (the Applicant or Powerex) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.","document_number":"2024-03951","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/27/2024-03951/application-for-renewal-of-authorization-to-export-electric-energy-powerex-corp","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-27/pdf/2024-03951.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-03951.pdf?1708955125","publication_date":"2024-02-27","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":"(Application or App.) for renewal of their export authority for an additional five-year term. App. at 1.\n \n \n According to the Application, Powerex is a British Columbia corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) a <span class=\"match\">provincial</span> Crown Corporation owned by the Government of British Columbia, Powerex is an instrumentality of a foreign state under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. \n Id. \n at 2. Powerex is a power marketer authorized to sell wholesale electric energy, capacity, and ancillary services"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Establishment of Annual Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to revise a currently approved information collection.","document_number":"2024-05188","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/12/2024-05188/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-12/pdf/2024-05188.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05188.pdf?1710161172","publication_date":"2024-03-12","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":"Montana (Central Flyway portion) and South Dakota—Swan season hunter participation, harvest, species composition, and hunter <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> rates in providing species-determinant parts or bill measurements of harvested swans for species identification (yearly). (\n Revised. \n )\n \n \n • Idaho, Montana (Pacific Flyway Portion), Utah, and Nevada—Swan season hunter participation, harvest, species composition, and hunter <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> rates in providing species-determinant parts or bill measurements of harvested swans for species identification (yearly). (\n Revised"},{"title":"Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders","type":"Rule","abstract":"Under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (CFPA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing this final rule to require certain types of nonbank covered persons subject to certain final public orders obtained or issued by a government agency in connection with the offering or provision of a consumer financial product or service to report the existence of the orders and related information to a Bureau registry. The Bureau is also requiring certain supervised nonbanks to file annual reports regarding compliance with registered orders.","document_number":"2024-12689","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/08/2024-12689/registry-of-nonbank-covered-persons-subject-to-certain-agency-and-court-orders","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-08/pdf/2024-12689.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-12689.pdf?1720183519","publication_date":"2024-07-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"attention to <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the types of State laws identified at § 1092.201(c)(4) through (6).\n 181 \n \n First, an entity can (and should) comply with the law whether or not the Bureau is monitoring it, and other agencies also monitor <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with covered orders issued or obtained under these State laws. Thus, covered nonbanks should already be dedicating appropriate resources to ensure <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with such State laws, and the Bureau does not agree that the registration components of the rule will distort <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> programs, lead to <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> programs"},{"title":"Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Annual Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice contains the text of the report required by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.","document_number":"2025-04530","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/19/2025-04530/global-magnitsky-human-rights-accountability-act-annual-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-19/pdf/2025-04530.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-04530.pdf?1742301920","publication_date":"2025-03-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"state-run orphanage in Urgench, Uzbekistan. For at least 10 months, Khudaiberganova forced at least three underage girls to engage in sexual acts with at least six different men in exchange for funds and goods. Khudaiberganova used various coercive tactics to ensure the girls' <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, including physical beatings, threats, starvation, and isolation from their peers.\n \n \n • \n Aybek Masharipov: \n Aybek Masharipov (Masharipov), former head of the Khorezm Regional Justice Department, was designated on the International Day of the Abolition of Slavery, December"},{"title":"Interpretation of Foreign Entity of Concern","type":"Rule","abstract":"On December 4, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) published in the Federal Register for public comment a proposed interpretive rule on DOE's interpretation of the statutory definition of \"foreign entity of concern\" (FEOC) in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which applies to multiple programs related to the battery supply chain. This statutory definition provides that, among other criteria, a foreign entity is a FEOC if it is \"owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a government of a foreign country that is a covered nation.\" In this final interpretive rule, DOE responds to public comments, clarifying the term \"foreign entity of concern\" by providing interpretations of the following key terms: \"government of a foreign country;\" \"foreign entity;\" \"subject to the jurisdiction;\" and \"owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction.\"","document_number":"2024-08913","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08913/interpretation-of-foreign-entity-of-concern","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-06/pdf/2024-08913.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08913.pdf?1714740315","publication_date":"2024-05-06","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":"profit interests and contingent equity interests, in the company held by an individual or entity, with the amount of contingent interest that can be reasonably determined included for the purpose of determining FEOC <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>.\n \n \n Comment: \n Several commenters raised concerns that the analysis required to evaluate the FEOC <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> of a manufacturer's supply chain, including the voting rights, board seats, and equity interests for privately held companies, will be unduly burdensome and create administrability problems. Other commenters, however"},{"title":"Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; 2024 Annual Management Measures","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on behalf of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), publishes as regulations the 2024 annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery that have been recommended by the IPHC and accepted by the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce. These measures are intended to enhance the conservation of Pacific halibut and further the goals and objectives of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC).","document_number":"2024-05481","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/18/2024-05481/pacific-halibut-fisheries-catch-sharing-plan-2024-annual-management-measures","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-18/pdf/2024-05481.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05481.pdf?1710506714","publication_date":"2024-03-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"pounds discarded as unfit for human consumption. All Pacific halibut must be weighed with the head on and the head-on weight must be recorded on the <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> fish tickets or Federal catch reports as specified in this paragraph, unless the Pacific halibut is frozen at sea and exempt from the head-on landing requirement at Section 18(2). \n (9) No person shall make a false entry on a State or <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> fish ticket or a Federal catch or landing report referred to in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8) of this Section. \n (10) A copy of the fish tickets or"},{"title":"Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2024-25 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) proposes to establish hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2024-25 hunting season. Through an annual rulemaking process, we prescribe outside limits (which we refer to as frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2024-25 general duck seasons, and provides preliminary proposals that vary from the 2023-24 hunting season regulations. Migratory bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and Tribal governments in the management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and habitat conditions.","document_number":"2024-02517","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/08/2024-02517/migratory-bird-hunting-proposed-2024-25-migratory-game-bird-hunting-regulations-preliminary","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-08/pdf/2024-02517.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02517.pdf?1707313517","publication_date":"2024-02-08","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":"Hunting of Migratory Birds (EIS 20130139),” filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 24, 2013, addresses NEPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by the Service for issuance of the annual framework regulations for hunting of migratory game bird species. We published a notice of availability in the \n Federal Register \n on May 31, 2013 (78 FR 32686), and our Record of Decision on July 26, 2013 (78 FR 45376). We also address NEPA <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> for waterfowl hunting frameworks through the annual preparation of separate environmental assessments, the most recent being"},{"title":"Freight Car Safety Standards Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FRA is proposing to amend the Freight Car Safety Standards (FCSS) to implement section 22425 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Act). The Act places certain restrictions on newly built freight cars placed into service in the United States (U.S.) including limiting content that originates from a country of concern (COC) or is sourced from a state-owned enterprise (SOE) and prohibiting the use of sensitive technology that originates from a COC or SOE. The Act mandates that FRA issue a regulation to monitor and enforce industry's compliance with the standards of the Act.","document_number":"2023-26133","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/08/2023-26133/freight-car-safety-standards-implementing-the-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-08/pdf/2023-26133.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-26133.pdf?1701956717","publication_date":"2023-12-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"SOE enter service into the U.S. general railroad system of transportation. FRA welcomes public comment related to these conclusions.\n \n (3) <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Costs \n Issuing the proposed rule would create a few <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> burdens for freight car manufacturers including affirming <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with this proposed rule, submitting an annual certification, and participating in periodic audits. \n Manufacturers Affirm <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Prior to a Freight Car Entering Service \n \n Prior to a manufacturer providing a freight car for operation on the U.S. general railroad system"},{"title":"Health Care Professionals Practicing Via Telehealth","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with changes, a proposed rule to amend its medical regulations that govern VA's health care professionals who practice health care via telehealth. This final rule implements the authorities of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This final rule enables VA to maximize health care resource utilization and provide safe and convenient national health care to veterans using telehealth. It also strengthens VA's role in supporting national and State responses to war, terrorism, national emergencies and natural disasters.","document_number":"2025-19324","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19324/health-care-professionals-practicing-via-telehealth","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19324.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19324.pdf?1759322726","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"State laws, VA consulted with State officials prior to the publication of the proposed rule in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with sections 4(d) and (e), as well as section 6(c) of Executive Order 13132. VA also provided a 60-day comment period on the proposed rule, which allowed for the State officials to provide additional comments on the rule. On August 21, 2019, VA sent a letter to the following: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Association of State and <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Psychology Boards, National Governors Association, American Academy of Physicians Assistants"},{"title":"Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating a regulation under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act that establishes Federal standards of performance for marine pollution control devices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of primarily non- Armed Forces and non-recreational vessels 79 feet in length and above into the waters of the United States or the waters of the contiguous zone. The Federal standards of performance were developed in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and in consultation with interested Governors. The final standards, once made final, effective, and enforceable through corresponding USCG regulations addressing implementation, compliance, and enforcement, will control the discharge of pollutants from vessels described above and repeal certain existing Federal, State, and local vessel discharge requirements, thus streamlining regulation of such vessel incidental discharges. EPA is also promulgating procedures states must follow if they choose to petition EPA to require the use of an emergency best management practice to address aquatic nuisance species (ANS) or water quality concerns (\"emergency order\"), to review any standard of performance, regulation, or policy, to request additional requirements with respect to discharges in the Great Lakes, or to apply to EPA to prohibit one or more types of vessel discharges regulated by this rule into specified waters to provide greater environmental protection.","document_number":"2024-22013","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/09/2024-22013/vessel-incidental-discharge-national-standards-of-performance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-09/pdf/2024-22013.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-22013.pdf?1728391519","publication_date":"2024-10-09","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":"Numeric Ballast Water Discharge Standard <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Dates \n The final rule does not include <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for the numeric ballast water discharge standard; rather, EPA expects the USCG to include such as part of its implementation, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>, and enforcement rulemaking pursuant to CWA section 312(p)(5). EPA acknowledges and supports continuation of USCG procedures to address those cases where the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel can document that, despite all efforts, <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the numeric ballast water discharge"},{"title":"Regulation S-P: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information and Safeguarding Customer Information","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\" or \"SEC\") is adopting rule amendments that will require brokers and dealers (or \"broker-dealers\"), investment companies, investment advisers registered with the Commission (\"registered investment advisers\"), funding portals, and transfer agents registered with the Commission or another appropriate regulatory agency (\"ARA\") as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"transfer agents\") to adopt written policies and procedures for incident response programs to address unauthorized access to or use of customer information, including procedures for providing timely notification to individuals affected by an incident involving sensitive customer information with details about the incident and information designed to help affected individuals respond appropriately. In addition, the amendments extend the application of requirements to safeguard customer records and information to transfer agents; broaden the scope of information covered by the requirements for safeguarding customer records and information and for properly disposing of consumer report information; impose requirements to maintain written records documenting compliance with the amended rules; and conform annual privacy notice delivery provisions to the terms of an exception provided by a statutory amendment to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (\"GLBA\").","document_number":"2024-11116","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/03/2024-11116/regulation-s-p-privacy-of-consumer-financial-information-and-safeguarding-customer-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-03/pdf/2024-11116.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-11116.pdf?1717159514","publication_date":"2024-06-03","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":"may have overlapping <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> periods for some covered entities, as well as the potential associated costs associated with implementing multiple rules at once, \n see infra \n section IV.\n \n \n \n \n 410 \n  With respect to the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> period, commenters requested the Commission consider interactions between the proposed rule and other recent Commission rules. In determining <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates, the Commission considers the benefits of the rules as well as the costs of delayed <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates and potential overlapping <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates. For the reasons"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Application Requirements for States and Tribes To Apply for Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation, and Restoration Funding Consideration, and Ongoing State and Tribal Reporting Requirements for Funding Recipients","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Office of the Secretary of the Interior (Interior), through the Orphaned Wells Program Office (OWPO), proposes to revise an OMB- approved information collection.","document_number":"2024-18278","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/15/2024-18278/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-15/pdf/2024-18278.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18278.pdf?1723639540","publication_date":"2024-08-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"idling triggers and requirements of well transfers. The commenters also suggested additional items for the two Scoresheets.\n \n \n Interior's Response: \n In 2021, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) published Idle and Orphan Oil and Gas Wells: State and <span class=\"match\">Provincial</span> Regulatory Strategies. The 2021 IOGCC report stated that “the primary purpose of this report is to help states and provinces evaluate their idle- and orphan-well programs and identify useful regulatory tools and strategies from other jurisdictions.” The 2021 IOGCC report"}]}