{"description":"Documents matching 'risk certain foreign test labs'","count":1240,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=risk+certain+foreign+test+labs&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) requires all recognized telecommunication certification bodies (TCBs), test labs, and laboratory accreditation bodies to certify to the Commission that they are not owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity and to report all equity or voting interests of 5% or greater by any entity. The FCC also amends it rules to state that it will not recognize--and will revoke any existing recognition of--any TCB, test lab, or laboratory accreditation body that fails to provide, or that provides a false or inaccurate, certification; or that fails to provide, or provides false or inaccurate, information regarding equity or voting interests of 5% or greater. The FCC prohibits recognition of any TCB, test lab, or laboratory accreditation body owned by, controlled by, or subject to the direction of a prohibited entity, and prohibits such TCBs, test labs, and laboratory accreditation bodies from participating in the Commission's equipment authorization program, not only with regard to the equipment certification process but also the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) process.","document_number":"2025-14970","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14970/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-07/pdf/2025-14970.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14970.pdf?1754484348","publication_date":"2025-08-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"its recognition of a TCB. \n <span class=\"match\">Test</span> <span class=\"match\">lab</span> recognition occurs based on current Commission rules stating that if a <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">lab</span> has been accredited for the appropriate scope for the types of equipment that it will <span class=\"match\">test</span>, then it “shall be deemed competent to <span class=\"match\">test</span> and submit <span class=\"match\">test</span> data for equipment subject to certification.” Based on such accreditation, the Commission—namely, the Chief Engineer, to whom recognition authority has been delegated—makes determinations regarding the continued acceptability of individual <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span>. <span class=\"match\">Test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span> must be reassessed for accreditation"},{"title":"Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes to prevent national security risks from current and potential foreign adversaries, while encouraging the use of trusted technology and measures to further accelerate the buildout of submarine cables. The FNPRM proposes a regulatory framework that would grant a blanket license to entities that own or operate Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTEs), subject to certain exclusions and routine conditions, such as a tailored foreign adversary annual report. The FNPRM proposes new certifications and routine conditions related to foreign adversaries to further protect submarine cables from national security risks. The FNPRM also proposes an approach to expedite deployment of submarine cables that connect to the United States by presumptively excluding submarine cable applications from referral to the relevant Executive Branch agencies if they meet certain standards. The FNPRM seeks comment on requiring existing licensees to remove from their submarine cable system covered equipment or services, within a specified timeframe prior to the expiration of the license. The FNPRM also seeks comment on how the Commission can use its authority to incentivize and encourage the adoption and the use of trusted technologies produced and provided by the United States and its foreign allies.","document_number":"2025-19657","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19657/review-of-submarine-cable-landing-license-rules-and-procedures-to-assess-evolving-national-security","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19657.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19657.pdf?1761309905","publication_date":"2025-10-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"of threats from <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries in the communications sector. Specifically, the Commission proposed to apply new certification and disclosure requirements on entities holding every type of license, permit, or authorization, rather than only <span class=\"match\">certain</span> specific licenses, and to go beyond <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary ownership to also cover all regulated entities controlled by or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary. The Commission stated that, by focusing on <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary ownership or control, rather than <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> influence more"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts measures to strengthen national security and encourage reciprocity in testing and certification. The FCC creates a fast-track priority review process for devices subject to Pre-Approval Guidance (PAG) for applications tested in Trusted Test Labs. Also, updates post-market surveillance and enforcement procedures, and establishes confidential reporting channels for industry participants to raise concerns about violations or national security threats. Lastly, directs development of a consolidated list of prohibited entities to streamline applicant screening and aligns ownership reporting timelines for publicly traded companies with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requirements.","document_number":"2026-09822","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09822/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-15/pdf/2026-09822.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09822.pdf?1778762728","publication_date":"2026-05-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"system and is <span class=\"match\">tested</span> in <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span> in the U.S. or in the territory of an economy with which the U.S. has negotiated reciprocal treatment through an MRA or trade agreement with comparable provisions (Trusted <span class=\"match\">Test</span> <span class=\"match\">Labs</span>). This will incentivize <span class=\"match\">testing</span> in the U.S. or reciprocal countries, promote transparency and accountability in the process, and will encourage reciprocal treatment of U.S.-based <span class=\"match\">testing</span> in <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> countries. The Commission also amends its rules to require TCBs and <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span> to disclose the location and number of <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> employees engaged"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) issues a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to cease recognition of test labs, Testing Certification Bodies (TCBs), and laboratory accreditation bodies in non-MRA or trade agreement participants (i.e., non-Reciprocal Territories). The Commission also seeks comment on modernizing data analytics capabilities, and explores additional measures to protect intellectual property and national security.","document_number":"2026-09821","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09821/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-15/pdf/2026-09821.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09821.pdf?1778762727","publication_date":"2026-05-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"rules around <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary ownership, control, and direction “mitigate[d] the potential for national security threats arising from <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span> in <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> countries.” However, the Commission also noted that it “intend[ed] to revisit this decision” after reviewing the information received from <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span>, further consultation with federal partners and others, and after conducting further consideration.\n \n \n In the \n First EA Integrity FNPRM, 90 FR 31945 (July 16, 2025 \n ), the Commission broadened its focus beyond core <span class=\"match\">risks</span> from <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries—seeking"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) proposes and seeks comment on further measures to safeguard the integrity of the FCC's equipment authorization program. The Commission seeks comment on whether to extend recently adopted prohibitions to include entities subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary or alternatively apply a presumption-of-prohibition to a larger class of entities. Additionally, the Commission seeks comment on expanding the group of prohibited entities to include several additional lists from federal agencies or statutes and ways it can facilitate and encourage more equipment authorization testing to occur at test labs within the United States or allied countries. Lastly, the Commission encourages further comment on post-market surveillance procedures to ensure compliance to prohibitions on authorization of covered equipment.","document_number":"2025-13308","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/16/2025-13308/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-16/pdf/2025-13308.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13308.pdf?1752583514","publication_date":"2025-07-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"domestic TCBs, <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span>, and laboratory accreditation bodies? How can the Commission encourage the establishment of new, or expansion of existing, TCBs and <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span> in the U.S.? What are the primary barriers limiting the presence of TCBs and <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span> in the U.S.? Are there actions the Commission can take to reduce regulatory barriers to TCBs and <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span>? Should the Commission offer incentives for utilization of domestic TCBs and <span class=\"match\">test</span> <span class=\"match\">labs</span>, and, if so, what sort of incentives? Should any of these incentives or efforts to increase <span class=\"match\">testing</span> be similarly"},{"title":"Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Report and Order that updates the Commission's submarine cable licensing process and adopts rule changes to protect critical U.S. communications infrastructure against foreign adversary threats, specifically those posed by an entity that is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary. The Report and Order adopts a requirement for certain licensees to file an annual report about the licensee, submarine cable system ownership, and submarine cable operations. The Report and Order adopts a one-time information collection for licensees to identify, among other things, how many entities currently own or operate submarine line terminal equipment (SLTEs) on existing licensed cable systems. The Report and Order also requires applicants and licensees to certify that they have created, updated, and implemented a cybersecurity and physical security risk management plan and requires applicants to certify that the submarine cable system will not use equipment or services identified on the Commission's Covered List. With respect to the circuit capacity data collection, the Report and Order adopts streamlined rules and eliminates the requirement for licensees to file a cable operator report about the capacity on a cable and clarify the types of capacity that need to be reported on an annual basis.","document_number":"2025-19658","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19658/review-of-submarine-cable-landing-license-rules-and-procedures-to-assess-evolving-national-security","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19658.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19658.pdf?1761309905","publication_date":"2025-10-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"equipment or services. \n 1. <span class=\"match\">Foreign</span> Adversary Definition \n \n 18. \n <span class=\"match\">Foreign</span> Adversary. \n We define “<span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary” consistent with the Department of Commerce's rule, 15 CFR 791.2, which defines “<span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary” as “any <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> government or <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> non-government person determined by the Secretary to have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or security and safety of United States persons.”\n \n 19. In identifying <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries for the purposes"},{"title":"Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) addresses the risks of foreign adversary control of Commission-granted licenses and authorizations by adopting rules requiring a broad range of holders of such licenses, authorizations, or approvals to attest whether they are owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary, and, if so, to disclose additional information about such foreign adversary control. Among other things, the Commission defines categories of licenses and authorizations that are subject to the rules, and establishes a streamlined process by which license and authorization holders should file their foreign adversary control attestations and disclosures.","document_number":"2026-06992","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06992/protecting-our-communications-networks-by-promoting-transparency-regarding-foreign-adversary-control","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06992.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06992.pdf?1775738718","publication_date":"2026-04-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"which specifically identifies “<span class=\"match\">foreign</span> governments or <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> non-government persons” (in lieu of “countries”) as “constitut[ing] <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries.” As in the \n Submarine Cable Report and Order \n (90 FR 48648, Oct. 27, 2025), we define “<span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary country” to include both the <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> governments identified as <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries in 15 CFR 791.4 and countries controlled by a <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversary (including <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> nongovernment persons) identified in 15 CFR 791.4. We find that, as with our definition of <span class=\"match\">Foreign</span> Adversary Control, applying a"},{"title":"Definition of Military Installation and the List of Military Installations in the Regulations Pertaining to Certain Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United States","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends the regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States pertaining to transactions involving the purchase or lease by, or concession to, a foreign person of certain real estate in the United States. Specifically, the final rule amends the regulations by adding, moving, and removing certain military installations on the appendix at parts 1 and 2; makes corresponding revisions to the definition of the term \"military installation\"; makes technical amendments to update the name or location information for certain military installations already listed on the appendix; and amends the applicability rule regarding changes to the regulations.","document_number":"2024-25773","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/07/2024-25773/definition-of-military-installation-and-the-list-of-military-installations-in-the-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-07/pdf/2024-25773.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25773.pdf?1730900724","publication_date":"2024-11-07","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 Investment Security","name":"Investment Security Office","id":603,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/investment-security-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/603","parent_id":497,"slug":"investment-security-office"}],"excerpts":"regulations of the Committee on <span class=\"match\">Foreign</span> Investment in the United States pertaining to transactions involving the purchase or lease by, or concession to, a <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> person of <span class=\"match\">certain</span> real estate in the United States. Specifically, the final rule amends the regulations by adding, moving, and removing <span class=\"match\">certain</span> military installations on the appendix at parts 1 and 2; makes corresponding revisions to the definition of the term “military installation”; makes technical amendments to update the name or location information for <span class=\"match\">certain</span> military installations already"},{"title":"Safety Standard for Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micromobility Products and Electrical Systems of Micromobility Products Containing Such Batteries","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issues this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to address the unreasonable risk of death and injury associated with lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility products due to hazards such as thermal runaway of lithium cells, which can lead to fires, explosions, gas releases, burns, overheating, and smoke inhalation. The NPR proposes that electrical systems using lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products comply with applicable voluntary standards, with modifications. Because some micromobility products are children's products requiring third party testing, the NPR also proposes to add this rule to the list of rules that require such testing.","document_number":"2026-12749","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12749/safety-standard-for-lithium-ion-batteries-used-in-micromobility-products-and-electrical-systems-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12749.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12749.pdf?1782218725","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","name":"Consumer Product Safety Commission","id":84,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-product-safety-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/84","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-product-safety-commission"}],"excerpts":"of nine <span class=\"match\">tests</span> for eBikes to evaluate the potential consequences to consumers of product or component failure. During the <span class=\"match\">tests</span> in sections 32.2 through 32.10, the eBike must not emit flames or molten metal, or become a <span class=\"match\">risk</span> of fire or electric shock. Section 32 requires the Abnormal Operation <span class=\"match\">Tests</span> \n \n to be conducted on separate eBikes. Following each <span class=\"match\">test</span>, any hazardous voltage circuits are also subjected to the Isolation Resistance <span class=\"match\">Test</span> in section 29 (without humidity conditioning) or the Dielectric Strength <span class=\"match\">Test</span> in section 30. Each <span class=\"match\">test</span> must be"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is updating its regulations to allow operators to apply modern risk management principles in addressing the safety of gas pipelines affected by class location changes. Relying on an approach originally developed in the 1950s, PHMSA's regulations use class locations to provide an additional margin of safety in the design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of gas pipelines based on population density. When the class location of a pipeline changes due to an increase in population density, an operator may need to take certain actions to confirm or to revise the maximum allowable operating pressure of a segment. Because the methods traditionally used for that purpose do not account for modern risk management principles, PHMSA has granted special permits for more than two decades allowing operators to use an integrity-management-based alternative. This final rule adopts that `IM alternative' by regulation to provide operators with an additional method for confirming or restoring the maximum allowable operating pressure of certain eligible segments that experience class location changes.","document_number":"2026-00566","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00566/pipeline-safety-class-location-change-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00566.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00566.pdf?1768311921","publication_date":"2026-01-14","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"proposed pressure <span class=\"match\">testing</span> requirements. TC Energy and the Associations both observed that Subpart J includes limited circumstances under § 192.505(d) where fabricated units and short section of pipe may be <span class=\"match\">tested</span> for four hours, not eight.\n 99 \n \n TC Energy was also concerned that specifying the pressure <span class=\"match\">test</span> as Subpart J-compliant could, contrary to intent, exclude <span class=\"match\">tests</span> which meet the <span class=\"match\">testing</span> requirements but were conducted before Subpart J was adopted in 1970. NAPSR indicated that some of its members favored requiring a new Subpart J <span class=\"match\">test</span> within 24 months"},{"title":"Anthropomorphic Test Devices, HIII 5TH Percentile Female Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document revises the chest jacket and spine box specifications for the Hybrid III 5th Percentile Female Test Dummy (HIII-5F). The jacket revisions resolve discrepancies between the jacket specifications in subpart O and jackets available in the field, and ensure a sufficiently low level of variation between jackets fabricated by different manufacturers. The spine box revisions eliminate a source of signal noise caused by fasteners within the box that may become loose during sled or vehicle crash tests. This rulemaking responds to a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.","document_number":"2024-30985","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-30985/anthropomorphic-test-devices-hiii-5th-percentile-female-test-dummy-incorporation-by-reference","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-30985.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30985.pdf?1735825510","publication_date":"2025-01-03","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":"specifying a more objective <span class=\"match\">test</span> tool, which lessens the burden of dummy end-users in performing <span class=\"match\">tests</span> and interpreting <span class=\"match\">test</span> results. It also benefits vehicle manufacturers by providing certainty about which <span class=\"match\">test</span> jacket and spine box NHTSA will use in compliance <span class=\"match\">tests</span> with the HIII 5th percentile adult female ATD, and assurance about the continued availability of the jacket. This rulemaking benefits NHTSA as the agency would no longer have to maintain <span class=\"match\">test</span> jackets of different designs and take steps to match the compliance <span class=\"match\">test</span> jacket with that specified"},{"title":"Improving Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Foreign Nationals in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comments and public input regarding its proposal to revise Employment and Training Administration (ETA) regulations governing the prevailing wages for employment opportunities that United States (U.S.) employers seek to fill with alien workers on a permanent or temporary basis through certain EB-2 and EB-3 employment-based immigrant visas via the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) program or through H-1B, H-1B1, or E-3 nonimmigrant visas. Specifically, DOL is proposing to amend its regulations governing the PERM program and Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) to incorporate changes to the computation of wage levels under the Department's four-tiered prevailing wage structure based on the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage survey administered by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These proposed revisions aim to better align prevailing wage levels with the wages paid to U.S. workers who are similarly employed in the occupation and area of intended employment. The Department's proposed revisions also seek to strengthen program integrity by reducing the incentive for employers to use these programs to replace, rather than supplement, U.S. workers by employing lower-paid alien workers. In addition, the revision would enable the Department to more effectively ensure that the employment of immigrant and nonimmigrant workers admitted or otherwise provided one of the covered statuses does not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-06017","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-06017/improving-wage-protections-for-the-temporary-and-permanent-employment-of-certain-foreign-nationals","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-06017.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06017.pdf?1774529117","publication_date":"2026-03-27","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":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"education, and supervision); \n see also \n 20 CFR 656.40(b)(2) and 655.731(a)(2)(ii) (prevailing wage methodology).\n \n \n \n \n 11 \n  Office of <span class=\"match\">Foreign</span> Labor Certification, FY 2024 LCA data: available at \n https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/<span class=\"match\">foreign</span>-labor/performance. \n \n \n \n \n 12 \n  Id.\n \n \n \n \n 13 \n  Office of <span class=\"match\">Foreign</span> Labor Certification, FY 2024 PERM data: available at \n https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/<span class=\"match\">foreign</span>-labor/performance. \n \n \n \n Among all LCAs certified in FY 2024, 19 percent were assigned to Wage Level I, 44 percent to Level II, 21 percent"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends the Federal test procedure for central air conditioners and heat pumps (\"CAC/HPs\") to incorporate by reference the latest versions of the applicable industry standards. Specifically, DOE is incorporating by reference the latest version of the relevant industry consensus test standard, AHRI 210/240-2024 (I-P) for the current test procedure for CAC/HPs (\"appendix M1\") for measuring the current cooling and heating metrics--seasonal energy efficiency ratio 2 (\"SEER2\") and heating seasonal performance factor 2 (\"HSPF2\"). DOE is incorporating by reference the new industry consensus test standard, AHRI 1600-2024 (I-P), for a new test procedure (\"appendix M2\") for CAC/HPs that adopts two new metrics--seasonal cooling and off-mode rating efficiency (\"SCORE\") and seasonal heating and off-mode rating efficiency (\"SHORE\"). Testing to the SCORE and SHORE metrics would not be required until such time as compliance is required with any amended energy conservation standard based on the new metrics. Additionally, DOE is amending certain provisions of DOE's regulations related to representations and enforcement for CAC/HPs.","document_number":"2024-30852","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/07/2024-30852/energy-conservation-program-test-procedure-for-central-air-conditioners-and-heat-pumps","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-07/pdf/2024-30852.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30852.pdf?1736171119","publication_date":"2025-01-07","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":"(42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(2)). If DOE determines that <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure revisions are not appropriate, DOE must publish its determination not to amend the <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedures.\n \n \n DOE's regulations at 10 CFR 430.27 provide that any interested person may seek a waiver from the <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure requirements if <span class=\"match\">certain</span> conditions are met. A waiver requires manufacturers to use an alternate <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure in situations in which the DOE <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure cannot be used to <span class=\"match\">test</span> the product or equipment, or use of the DOE <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure would generate unrepresentative results"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for General Service Lamps","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is adopting clarifications to the test procedures for general service lamps (\"GSLs\") located in appendix W, appendix BB and appendix DD. Specifically, DOE is clarifying instructions that GSLs must not be tested as colored lamps and that lamps with additional components that do not affect light output must be turned off during testing. The clarifications also specify that non-integrated lamps be tested with a fluorescent lamp ballast, high intensity discharge (\"HID\") lamp ballast or external light-emitting diode (\"LED\") driver selected based on compatibility lists and availability; and provide specifications regarding the starting method, ballast factor, and number of lamps. This rulemaking is limited in scope and is providing clarifications to the current test procedures that are required for certification of compliance with existing applicable GSL energy conservation standards. Further, this rulemaking does not satisfy the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (\"EPCA\") requirement that, at least once every 7 years, DOE review the test procedures for GSLs.","document_number":"2025-00821","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00821/energy-conservation-program-test-procedure-for-general-service-lamps","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00821.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00821.pdf?1736948729","publication_date":"2025-01-16","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":"summarized in Table II.1 compared to the current <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure as well as the reason for the change. \n \n Table II1—Summary of Changes in <span class=\"match\">Test</span> Procedure Relative to Current <span class=\"match\">Test</span> Procedure \n \n Current DOE <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure \n Clarification to <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure \n Attribution \n \n \n Does not include instruction to ensure lamps are not <span class=\"match\">tested</span> as a colored lamp \n Provides instructions that lamps must not be <span class=\"match\">tested</span> as colored lamps \n Response to industry comments. \n \n \n \n Does not include instructions to <span class=\"match\">test</span> lamps with additional components that do not affect"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to partially implement a section of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 which prohibits executive agencies from procuring or obtaining certain products and services that include covered semiconductor products or services effective December 23, 2027.","document_number":"2026-03065","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-03065/federal-acquisition-regulation-prohibition-on-certain-semiconductor-products-and-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-17/pdf/2026-03065.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03065.pdf?1770990325","publication_date":"2026-02-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"5949(a)(1)(B)). \n A. Overview of Rule \n This proposed FAR rule implements the prohibition on <span class=\"match\">certain</span> semiconductor products and services. \n B. Policy \n The proposed rule provides a new section at FAR 40.20X, Prohibition on <span class=\"match\">certain</span> semiconductor products and services, with a new corresponding solicitation provision at FAR 52.240-XX, Certification Regarding <span class=\"match\">Certain</span> Semiconductor Products and Services, and a new corresponding contract clause at FAR 52.240-YY, Prohibition on <span class=\"match\">Certain</span> Semiconductor Products and Services. \n This section will provide contracting officers"},{"title":"Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule, published by the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), sets forth regulations and procedures to address undue or unacceptable risks to national security and U.S. persons posed by classes of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of certain foreign adversaries and that are integral to connected vehicles as defined herein.","document_number":"2025-00592","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00592/securing-the-information-and-communications-technology-and-services-supply-chain-connected-vehicles","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00592.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00592.pdf?1736862326","publication_date":"2025-01-16","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":"2021), the Secretary determined that <span class=\"match\">certain</span> <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> governments or <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> non-government persons—the PRC, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and the Maduro Regime—constitute <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries for purposes of E.O. 13873 and regulations promulgated pursuant to E.O. 13873. \n See \n 15 CFR 791.4 (to the extent that the list of <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries identified in 15 CFR 791.4 is updated to add or remove governments or non-government persons, this final rule intends to reflect the most up-to-date designations of <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> adversaries). Additionally, section"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Compressors","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is amending the test procedure for compressors to correct an error and to ensure that pressure ratio is expressed in terms of absolute pressure. DOE is also correcting the formula for isentropic efficiency and specific energy consumption of the packaged compressor by incorporating a K<INF>6</INF> correction factor to correct for differences in pressure ratio when testing at differing elevations. Finally, DOE is amending the definition of \"air compressor\" to include a minor clarification and revise a typographical error.","document_number":"2025-01002","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01002/energy-conservation-program-test-procedure-for-compressors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01002.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01002.pdf?1737035119","publication_date":"2025-01-17","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":"the February 2023 NOPR that <span class=\"match\">testing</span> at a no-load state is not an essential output of the <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure and, therefore, would cause unneeded incremental burden on <span class=\"match\">testing</span> and reporting requirements. NEEA &amp; NPCC stated that DOE requiring <span class=\"match\">testing</span> at a no-load state is the necessary step for no-load power measurement to be an essential output of the <span class=\"match\">test</span> procedure. NEEA &amp; NPCC also stated that the incremental burden of <span class=\"match\">testing</span> a unit at a no-load state is minimal, as units under <span class=\"match\">test</span> are already set up for <span class=\"match\">testing</span> at specified load points and"},{"title":"Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) are jointly issuing this proposed rule to implement provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). Specifically, it implements the GENIUS Act's directive to treat permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) as financial institutions for purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act, proposes anti-money laundering obligations for PPSIs, and proposes certain specific obligations required by the GENIUS Act for PPSIs. It also implements the GENIUS Act's directive to require PPSIs to maintain effective sanctions compliance programs.","document_number":"2026-06963","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/10/2026-06963/permitted-payment-stablecoin-issuer-anti-money-launderingcountering-the-financing-of-terrorism","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-10/pdf/2026-06963.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06963.pdf?1775738715","publication_date":"2026-04-10","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"},{"raw_name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","name":"Financial Crimes Enforcement Network","id":194,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/financial-crimes-enforcement-network","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/194","parent_id":497,"slug":"financial-crimes-enforcement-network"}],"excerpts":"that AML/CFT programs should be <span class=\"match\">risk</span>-based, including ensuring that more attention and resources of a PPSI should be directed toward higher-<span class=\"match\">risk</span> customers and activities, consistent with a PPSI's <span class=\"match\">risk</span> profile, rather than toward lower-<span class=\"match\">risk</span> customers and activities. The proposed rule incorporates this directive by explicitly requiring, as part of a PPSI's <span class=\"match\">risk</span>-based internal policies, procedures, and controls, that a PPSI identify, assess, and document its ML/TF <span class=\"match\">risks</span> through <span class=\"match\">risk</span> assessment processes. These <span class=\"match\">risk</span> assessment processes require a PPSI"},{"title":"Definition of Military Installation and the List of Military Installations in Regulations Pertaining to Certain Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would amend the regulations that implement the provisions relating to real estate transactions in section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended. Specifically, the proposed rule would amend the regulations by adding, moving, and removing certain military installations on the appendix at parts 1 and 2, and making corresponding revisions to the definition of the term \"military installation.\" The proposed rule would also make technical amendments to update the name or location information for certain military installations already listed on the appendix.","document_number":"2024-15221","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/19/2024-15221/definition-of-military-installation-and-the-list-of-military-installations-in-regulations-pertaining","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-19/pdf/2024-15221.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15221.pdf?1721306713","publication_date":"2024-07-19","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 Investment Security","name":"Investment Security Office","id":603,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/investment-security-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/603","parent_id":497,"slug":"investment-security-office"}],"excerpts":"Production Act of 1950, as amended (Section 721) and establish the process and procedures of the Committee on <span class=\"match\">Foreign</span> Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) with respect to reviewing transactions involving the purchase or lease by, or concession to, a <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> person of <span class=\"match\">certain</span> real estate in the United States. \n \n Section 721 authorizes the president or his designee (\n i.e., \n CFIUS) to review <span class=\"match\">certain</span> real estate transactions by <span class=\"match\">foreign</span> persons where the real estate at issue is located in the United States and (a) is located within, or"},{"title":"Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media) classifications, with limited exceptions, are currently admitted into the United States for the period of time that they are complying with the terms and conditions of their nonimmigrant classification (\"duration of status\"). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations by changing the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period.","document_number":"2025-16554","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/28/2025-16554/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-28/pdf/2025-16554.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16554.pdf?1756298740","publication_date":"2025-08-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental Health <span class=\"match\">Risks</span> and Safety <span class=\"match\">Risks</span> \n \n Executive Order 13045, \n Protection of Children from Environmental Health <span class=\"match\">Risks</span> and Safety <span class=\"match\">Risks</span>, \n requires agencies to consider the impacts of environmental health <span class=\"match\">risk</span> or safety <span class=\"match\">risk</span> that may disproportionately affect children. DHS has reviewed this proposed rule and determined that even though this rule is an economically significant rule, it would not create an environmental <span class=\"match\">risk</span> to health or <span class=\"match\">risk</span> to safety that might disproportionately affect children. Therefore"}]}