{"description":"Documents matching 'requires agencies examine statutory authority'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=requires+agencies+examine+statutory+authority&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Critical Position Pay Authority","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its regulations governing the critical position pay authority to establish level I of the Executive Schedule as the default maximum critical pay rate, with higher rates subject to written approval by the Director of OPM; eliminate non-statutory caps and approval criteria; address the use of service agreements; clarify reductions or terminations of critical position pay are not adverse actions or subject to grievance or appeal rights; and clarify the treatment of critical pay rates as basic pay. This proposed rule simplifies and better aligns OPM's regulations with governing law and delegated authority.","document_number":"2026-07996","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-07996/critical-position-pay-authority","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-07996.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07996.pdf?1776948313","publication_date":"2026-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"transparent administration of the critical position pay <span class=\"match\">authority</span> while preserving all <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> criteria governing approval. \n OPM acknowledges that removing the “rare circumstances” criterion may result in an increased number of requests for higher pay rates, reflecting a broader range of situations in which <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> may seek to use the <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. However, the <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> eligibility criteria under 5 U.S.C. 5377(b) continue to limit use of the <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to positions critical to an <span class=\"match\">agency's</span> mission and only to the extent necessary to recruit or retain"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is amending the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner will bring the U.S. in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement will increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2026-05564","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/20/2026-05564/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-20/pdf/2026-05564.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05564.pdf?1773924326","publication_date":"2026-03-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"application enters the national stage when the applicant has filed the documents and fees <span class=\"match\">required</span> by 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1) and (2) within the period set in 37 CFR 1.495. \n See \n MPEP 1893.01. Therefore, documents and fees submitted to comply with 35 U.S.C. 371(c) and/or (f) will be accepted as <span class=\"match\">required</span> by statute. Additionally, processing of documents and fees by the PCT Receiving Office, International Searching <span class=\"match\">Authority</span>, International Preliminary <span class=\"match\">Examining</span> <span class=\"match\">Authority</span>, or the International Bureau as provided for by the Patent Cooperation Treaty is not"},{"title":"Authority To Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed interpretive guidance, which would replace the Financial Stability Oversight Council's existing interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company determinations and its analytic framework for financial stability risks, describes the approach the Council intends to take in prioritizing its work to identify and address potential risks to U.S. financial stability using an activities-based approach, and enhancing the Council's analytical rigor and transparency.","document_number":"2026-06114","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/30/2026-06114/authority-to-require-supervision-and-regulation-of-certain-nonbank-financial-companies","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-30/pdf/2026-06114.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06114.pdf?1774615520","publication_date":"2026-03-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL","name":"Financial Stability Oversight Council","id":565,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-stability-oversight-council","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/565","parent_id":null,"slug":"financial-stability-oversight-council"}],"excerpts":"Stage 1, the Council will permit, but not <span class=\"match\">require</span>, the company to submit relevant information. The Council will also consult with the primary financial regulatory <span class=\"match\">agency</span> or home country supervisor, as appropriate. This approach will enable the Council to fulfill its <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> obligation to rely whenever possible on information available through the Office of Financial Research (the “OFR”), Council member <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>, or the nonbank financial company's primary financial regulatory <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> before <span class=\"match\">requiring</span> the submission of reports from any nonbank"},{"title":"Hiring Authority for Post-Secondary Students","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to amend its career and career-conditional employment regulations. The revision is necessary to implement section 1108 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, which requires OPM to issue regulations implementing hiring authorities that allow agencies to hire certain post-secondary students into positions at specified grades in the competitive service. The intended effect of the authority is to provide additional flexibility in hiring eligible and qualified individuals.","document_number":"2026-03242","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03242/hiring-authority-for-post-secondary-students","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-19/pdf/2026-03242.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03242.pdf?1771422312","publication_date":"2026-02-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"to clarify that an <span class=\"match\">agency</span> may count appointments made under this <span class=\"match\">authority</span> and other appointments of students made using an appointing <span class=\"match\">authority</span> that was specifically created for the appointment of students. This would include appointments under the Pathways Internship <span class=\"match\">Authority</span>, the Post-secondary Student <span class=\"match\">authority</span>, <span class=\"match\">agency</span> specific <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> appointing <span class=\"match\">authorities</span> for hiring students; and other <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> appointing <span class=\"match\">authorities</span> for hiring students such as the Boren Awards Programs (under 50 U.S.C. 1902) appointments. \n An <span class=\"match\">agency</span> suggested that, when"},{"title":"Hiring Authority for College Graduates","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to amend its career and career-conditional employment regulations. The revision is necessary to implement the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. This statute requires OPM to issue regulations establishing a hiring authority for college graduates into positions at specified grades in the competitive service. The intended effect of the authority is to provide additional flexibility in hiring eligible and qualified individuals.","document_number":"2026-03354","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/20/2026-03354/hiring-authority-for-college-graduates","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/pdf/2026-03354.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03354.pdf?1771508712","publication_date":"2026-02-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"of individuals that an <span class=\"match\">agency</span> may appoint under this <span class=\"match\">authority</span> during a fiscal year (FY) may not exceed 15 percent of the number of individuals that the <span class=\"match\">agency</span> appointed during the previous FY to a position in the competitive service classified in a professional or administrative occupational category, at the GS-11 level or below, or equivalent, under a competitive <span class=\"match\">examining</span> procedure. An appointing <span class=\"match\">agency</span> may not count appointments made using direct hire <span class=\"match\">authorities</span>, non-competitive <span class=\"match\">authorities</span>, excepted service <span class=\"match\">authorities</span>, or selections under merit"},{"title":"Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require patent applicants and patent owners whose domicile is not located within the United States (U.S.) or its territories (hereinafter foreign applicants/inventors and patent owners) to be represented by a registered patent practitioner. A requirement that foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners be represented by a registered patent practitioner would bring the United States in line with most other countries that require that such parties be represented by a licensed or registered person of that country. Additionally, this requirement would increase efficiency and enable the USPTO to more effectively use available mechanisms to enforce compliance by all foreign applicants/ inventors and patent owners with U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements in patent matters, and enhance the USPTO's ability to respond to false certifications, misrepresentations, and fraud.","document_number":"2025-23917","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23917/required-use-by-foreign-applicants-and-patent-owners-of-a-patent-practitioner","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23917.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23917.pdf?1766497523","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"United States Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"rules of <span class=\"match\">agency</span> practice and procedure and/or interpretive rules and do not <span class=\"match\">require</span> notice-and-comment rulemaking, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)). \n See Perez \n v. \n Mortg. Bankers Ass'n, \n 575 U.S. 92, 97, 101 (2015) (explaining that interpretive rules “advise the public of the <span class=\"match\">agency's</span> construction of the statutes and rules which it administers” and do not <span class=\"match\">require</span> notice-and-comment when issued or amended); \n Cooper Techs. Co. \n v. \n Dudas, \n 536 F.3d 1330, 1336-37 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (5 U.S.C. 553, and thus 35 U.S.C. 2(b)(2)(B), do not <span class=\"match\">require</span> notice-and-comment"},{"title":"Debt Collection Authorities Under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury (\"Treasury\"), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (\"Fiscal Service\"), proposes to revise its existing regulations regarding the Treasury Offset Program (\"TOP\") for several reasons, including to: restore statutory flexibility that was unnecessarily restricted; implement new authorities; eliminate repetitive and unnecessary language; reword certain provisions for clarity, consistent with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010 and Executive Order 12866; and better organize the regulations for easier comprehension.","document_number":"2025-23704","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/23/2025-23704/debt-collection-authorities-under-the-debt-collection-improvement-act-of-1996","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-23/pdf/2025-23704.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23704.pdf?1766411117","publication_date":"2025-12-23","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 the Secretary"},{"raw_name":"Fiscal Service","name":"Fiscal Service","id":585,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fiscal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/585","parent_id":497,"slug":"fiscal-service"}],"excerpts":"the existing TOP regulations.\n \n \n Disposable pay. \n The proposed definition is consistent with the existing TOP regulations.\n \n \n Federal <span class=\"match\">agency</span>. \n The proposed definition is intended to distinguish between Federal <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>, States, and Tribal IV-D <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>. The existing TOP regulations use the term “<span class=\"match\">agency</span>,” which can be ambiguous when talking about Federal <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>, State <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>, and Tribal IV-D <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>.\n \n \n Federal benefit payment. \n This term is not defined in the existing TOP regulations. The proposed definition is intended to distinguish"},{"title":"Grants for the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot; Rescission","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rescinding its regulations that govern the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot (RVCP) grant program because the statutory authority for this program has expired. Removing these provisions will ensure that VA's regulations accurately reflect current law and programs, eliminate potential confusion regarding the availability of the RVCP grant program, and promote regulatory clarity and transparency. This is a deregulatory action in furtherance of Executive Order 14219, which requires that Federal regulations reflect the best reading of underlying statutory authority.","document_number":"2026-11752","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11752/grants-for-the-rural-veterans-coordination-pilot-rescission","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11752.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11752.pdf?1781095522","publication_date":"2026-06-11","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":"Coordination Pilot (RVCP) grant program because the <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> for this program has expired. Removing these provisions will ensure that VA's regulations accurately reflect current law and programs, eliminate potential confusion regarding the availability of the RVCP grant program, and promote regulatory clarity and transparency. This is a deregulatory action in furtherance of Executive Order 14219, which <span class=\"match\">requires</span> that Federal regulations reflect the best reading of underlying <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. \n \n \n DATES: \n This rule is effective July 13"},{"title":"Unsafe or Unsound Practices, Matters Requiring Attention","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) propose to define the term \"unsafe or unsound practice\" for purposes of section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and to revise the supervisory framework for the issuance of matters requiring attention and other supervisory communications.","document_number":"2025-19711","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/30/2025-19711/unsafe-or-unsound-practices-matters-requiring-attention","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-30/pdf/2025-19711.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19711.pdf?1761741908","publication_date":"2025-10-30","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":"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"appropriate. \n The <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> each apply their different standards for MRAs and MRBAs (collectively, matters <span class=\"match\">requiring</span> correction) to <span class=\"match\">require</span> institutions to align their conduct with supervisory expectations. But a common denominator of the <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>' current practices for supervisory criticisms is that <span class=\"match\">examiners</span> frequently issue matters <span class=\"match\">requiring</span> correction to communicate deficiencies beyond those that are central to, or in many cases that are directly relevant to, an institution's financial condition. The <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> do not currently <span class=\"match\">require</span> <span class=\"match\">examiners</span> to find"},{"title":"Single Family Housing Section 502 Guaranteed Loan Program Lender Interactive Test Environment (LITE) Delegated Authority Pilot Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Rural Housing Service (RHS), a division of the Rural Development Agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is implementing the Lender Interactive Test Environment (LITE) Delegated Authority Pilot Program for the Section 502 Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP). The purpose of this pilot program is to test a change in the SFHGLP loan approval process by replacing the Agency's pre-closing loan approval requirement with the delegation of loan approval authority to eligible lenders, consistent with the Delegated Authority final rule (Federal Register Docket Number RHS-21-SFH-0017). This pilot program is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 1476(b). This notice provides detailed information about the pilot program, including eligibility criteria, application process, operational procedures, monitoring, and oversight mechanisms.","document_number":"2026-05394","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/19/2026-05394/single-family-housing-section-502-guaranteed-loan-program-lender-interactive-test-environment-lite","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-19/pdf/2026-05394.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05394.pdf?1773837916","publication_date":"2026-03-19","agencies":[{"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"},{"raw_name":"Rural Housing Service","name":"Rural Housing Service","id":458,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/rural-housing-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/458","parent_id":12,"slug":"rural-housing-service"}],"excerpts":"incorporating a delegated <span class=\"match\">authority</span> process for eligible lenders through a final rule (“Delegated <span class=\"match\">Authority</span>”) (\n Federal Register \n Docket Number RHS-21-SFH-0017). While the necessary technology advancements needed for full implementation of Delegated <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> are in process, RHS has established the LITE Delegated <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> Pilot Program to phase in and test Delegated <span class=\"match\">Authority</span> in a controlled environment. The pilot will permit participating LITE Delegated Lenders to approve loans and obtain Loan Note Guarantees with limited <span class=\"match\">Agency</span> involvement. The objective"},{"title":"Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"MSHA proposes to revise requirements for the contents in mine ventilation plans to eliminate the authority given to the District Manager to require additional provisions. The current standard may violate statutory authority; the Appointments Clause, by vesting significant regulatory authority in District Managers; and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), by skipping notice and comment.","document_number":"2025-12232","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12232/ventilation-plan-approval-criteria","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12232.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12232.pdf?1751287526","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","id":288,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/mine-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/288","parent_id":271,"slug":"mine-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"“Federalism,” 64 FR 43255 (August 10, 1999), imposes certain requirements on Federal <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> formulating and implementing policies or regulations that preempt State law or that have federalism implications. The Executive Order <span class=\"match\">requires</span> <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> to <span class=\"match\">examine</span> the constitutional and <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> supporting any action that would limit the policymaking discretion of the States and to carefully assess the necessity for such actions. The Executive Order also <span class=\"match\">requires</span> <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> to have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by State"},{"title":"Roof Control Plan Approval Criteria","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"MSHA is proposing to revise its roof control plan regulations to eliminate the provision that allows the District Manager to require additional measures to be included in plans. The current regulation may violate statutory authority; the Appointments Clause, by vesting significant regulatory authority in District Managers; and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), by skipping notice and comment.","document_number":"2025-12230","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12230/roof-control-plan-approval-criteria","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12230.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12230.pdf?1751287526","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","id":288,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/mine-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/288","parent_id":271,"slug":"mine-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"“Federalism,” 64 FR 43255 (August 10, 1999), imposes certain requirements on Federal <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> formulating and implementing policies or regulations that preempt State law or that have federalism implications. The Executive Order <span class=\"match\">requires</span> <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> to <span class=\"match\">examine</span> the constitutional and <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> supporting any action that would limit the policymaking discretion of the States and to carefully assess the necessity for such actions. The Executive Order also <span class=\"match\">requires</span> <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> to have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by State"},{"title":"Training and Retraining of Miners","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"MSHA proposes to revise its regulations to eliminate provisions that allow District Managers to require changes in, or additions to, training programs. The current regulations appear to violate statutory authority; the Appointments Clause, by vesting significant regulatory authority in District Managers; and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), by skipping notice and comment related to undesignated and unpredictable requirements.","document_number":"2025-12231","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12231/training-and-retraining-of-miners","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12231.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12231.pdf?1751287526","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","name":"Mine Safety and Health Administration","id":288,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/mine-safety-and-health-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/288","parent_id":271,"slug":"mine-safety-and-health-administration"}],"excerpts":"13132, “Federalism,” 64 FR 43255 (August 10, 1999), imposes certain requirements on Federal <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> formulating and implementing policies or regulations that preempt State law or that have federalism implications. The E.O. <span class=\"match\">requires</span> <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> to <span class=\"match\">examine</span> the constitutional and <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> supporting any action that would limit the policymaking discretion of the States and to carefully assess the necessity for such actions. The E.O. also <span class=\"match\">requires</span> <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> to have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by State and local officials"},{"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":"enacted statutes that delegate discretionary <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to <span class=\"match\">agencies</span>, such \n \n as statutes that empower an <span class=\"match\">agency</span> to prescribe rules to “fill up the details” of a <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> scheme. \n Id. \n at 394-95. When the best reading of a statute is that it delegates discretionary <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to an <span class=\"match\">agency</span>, reviewing courts “need only fulfill their obligations under the APA to independently identify and respect such delegations of <span class=\"match\">authority</span>, police the outer <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> boundaries of those delegations, and ensure that <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> exercise their discretion consistent with"},{"title":"Transfer of Delegation of Authority From the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation to the Office of Technical Reporting and Economics and to the Office of the General Counsel","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Commission is issuing this final rule to revise its delegations of authority to align with an internal Commission reorganization, which reassigned certain responsibilities from the former Office of Energy Policy and Innovation (OEPI), which has been disbanded, to the new Office of Technical Reporting and Economics (OTRE) and to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). This final rule transfers delegated authority from the Director of OEPI to the Director of OTRE and to the General Counsel, to allow their respective offices to process routine, non-controversial matters efficiently.","document_number":"2026-02033","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/02/2026-02033/transfer-of-delegation-of-authority-from-the-office-of-energy-policy-and-innovation-to-the-office-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-02/pdf/2026-02033.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02033.pdf?1769780728","publication_date":"2026-02-02","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"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"preempt State law or that have federalism implications. The Executive Order <span class=\"match\">requires</span> <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> to <span class=\"match\">examine</span> the constitutional and <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> supporting any action that would limit the policymaking discretion of the States and to carefully assess the necessity for such actions. The Commission has determined that this final rule would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government"},{"title":"Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory Beginning With Reporting Year 2026","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is updating the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). Specifically, this action updates the regulations to identify one perfluoroalkyl substance that must be reported pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020 NDAA) enacted on December 20, 2019. As this action is being taken to conform the regulations to a Congressional legislative mandate, notice and comment rulemaking is unnecessary.","document_number":"2026-03944","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/27/2026-03944/implementing-statutory-addition-of-certain-per--and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-to-the-toxics","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-27/pdf/2026-03944.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03944.pdf?1772113512","publication_date":"2026-02-27","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":"commonly known as the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)) since the last conforming rule (90 FR 573; January 6, 2025) (FRL-9427.2-01-OCSPP)) pursuant to the FY-2020 NDAA. \n C. What is the <span class=\"match\">Agency's</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> for taking this action? \n \n This action is issued under the <span class=\"match\">authority</span> of EPCRA section 313 (42 U.S.C. 11001 \n et seq. \n ), section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) (42 U.S.C. 13106), and section 7321 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020 NDAA) (Pub. L. 116-92).\n \n II. Background \n A. What is NDAA section"},{"title":"Streamlining Select Rules of Practice and Procedure","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is rescinding a discrete number of regulations regarding agency rules of practice and procedure for general hearing management, formal adjudications, and administrative tort claims because they are either inconsistent with statutory requirements or duplicative of statutory requirements and other binding regulations. The NRC is not soliciting public comment on these changes because the changes are limited to agency rules of procedure and practice that do not affect the substantive rights and responsibilities of outside parties.","document_number":"2025-21305","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/26/2025-21305/streamlining-select-rules-of-practice-and-procedure","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-26/pdf/2025-21305.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21305.pdf?1764078343","publication_date":"2025-11-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is rescinding a discrete number of regulations regarding <span class=\"match\">agency</span> rules of practice and procedure for general hearing management, formal adjudications, and administrative tort claims because they are either inconsistent with <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> requirements or duplicative of <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> requirements and other binding regulations. The NRC is not soliciting public comment on these changes because the changes are limited to <span class=\"match\">agency</span> rules of procedure and practice that do not affect the substantive rights and responsibilities"},{"title":"Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards Under the Clean Air Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rescinding the Administrator's 2009 findings of contribution and endangerment and repealing all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines to effectuate the best reading of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 202(a)(1). The EPA determines that CAA section 202(a)(1) does not authorize the Agency to prescribe emission standards in response to global climate change concerns for multiple reasons, including the best reading of the statutory terms \"air pollution,\" \"cause,\" \"contribute,\" and \"reasonably be anticipated to endanger.\" This statutory interpretation is corroborated by application of the major questions doctrine. The EPA further determines that GHG emission standards for new motor vehicles and engines do not impact in any material way the public health and welfare concerns identified in the Administrator's prior findings in 2009. On these multiple and independent bases, the EPA concludes that it lacks statutory authority to regulate GHG emissions in response to global climate change concerns under CAA section 202(a)(1), and is not finalizing the additional bases for repeal set out in the proposed rule.","document_number":"2026-03157","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/18/2026-03157/rescission-of-the-greenhouse-gas-endangerment-finding-and-motor-vehicle-greenhouse-gas-emission","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03157.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03157.pdf?1771335921","publication_date":"2026-02-18","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":"are irrelevant when an <span class=\"match\">agency</span> proposes to rescind a prior action that exceeded its <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. These commenters argued that because the EPA lacked <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span> to issue the Endangerment Finding and associated GHG regulations, no amount of reliance could justify continuing a program that wields a power neither Congress nor the Constitution granted to the <span class=\"match\">Agency</span>. At least one commenter also cited Justice Thomas's dissenting opinion in \n Regents, \n which argued that reliance interests are irrelevant when an <span class=\"match\">agency</span> rescinds an unlawful"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments would align VA's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, serve the public interest, and implement changes directed in Executive Order (E.O.) 14281. This is a deregulatory action in furtherance of E.O. 14219, which requires that Federal regulations reflect the best reading of the underlying statutory authority.","document_number":"2026-12924","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12924/nondiscrimination-in-federally-assisted-programs-of-the-department-of-veterans-affairs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12924.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12924.pdf?1782391515","publication_date":"2026-06-26","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":"in Executive Order (E.O.) 14281. This is a deregulatory action in furtherance of E.O. 14219, which <span class=\"match\">requires</span> that Federal regulations reflect the best reading of the underlying <span class=\"match\">statutory</span> <span class=\"match\">authority</span>. \n \n \n DATES: \n Comments must be received by July 27, 2026. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n You may submit comments through \n www.regulations.gov \n under RIN 2900-AT04. That website includes a plain-language summary of this rulemaking. Instructions for accessing <span class=\"match\">agency</span> documents, submitting comments, and viewing the rulemaking docket, are available on \n www.regulations"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Examining the Effectiveness of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for Improving Driver Response","type":"Notice","abstract":"NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled \"Examining the Effectiveness of Lateral Control Warnings (ADAS) for Improving Driver Response\".","document_number":"2024-19625","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/03/2024-19625/agency-information-collection-activities-notice-and-request-for-comment-examining-the-effectiveness","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-03/pdf/2024-19625.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19625.pdf?1725021920","publication_date":"2024-09-03","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":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"new information collection. Before a Federal <span class=\"match\">agency</span> can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal <span class=\"match\">agencies</span> must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections. \n This document describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled “<span class=\"match\">Examining</span> the Effectiveness of Lateral Control Warnings"}]}