{"description":"Documents matching 'risk safety security whether innocent'","count":278,"total_pages":14,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=risk+safety+security+whether+innocent&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Modernizing Security Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise its regulations to modernize security and fitness-for-duty requirements to enhance efficiency, consistent with Executive Order 14300, \"Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.\" The proposed revisions are intended to reduce regulatory burden, where appropriate, while continuing to provide reasonable assurance that safety and security will be adequately maintained at NRC-licensed facilities.","document_number":"2026-12989","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12989/modernizing-security-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12989.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12989.pdf?1782391523","publication_date":"2026-06-26","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":"site response requirements. \n 6. Safety/Security Interface \n The NRC proposes to remove § 73.58, “Safety/security interface requirements for nuclear power reactors,” from part 73 to streamline requirements and to eliminate rule text that provides a level of detail more appropriate for guidance. A performance-based requirement for safety/security interface would be added to § 73.55(l)(1). The proposed safety/security interface requirement would require licensees to evaluate and manage changes to safety and security activities to prevent or mitigate"},{"title":"Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This action would implement section 2209, of the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, by establishing a process for operators and proprietors of certain fixed site facilities to request and maintain an unmanned aircraft flight restriction. The proposal also establishes requirements for applicants to demonstrate the unmanned aircraft flight restriction is necessary for: aviation safety, protection of people and property on the ground, national security, or homeland security. Lastly, the proposal identifies the types of operations that are allowed in the unmanned aircraft flight restriction UAFR.","document_number":"2026-08943","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08943/designation-restrict-the-operation-of-unmanned-aircraft-in-close-proximity-to-a-fixed-site-facility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08943.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08943.pdf?1777985132","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"acute risk posed to State prisons and the need to better protect these facilities from drone-introduced contraband.\n \n 3. Potential Risk to Safety and Security \n Whether innocent or malicious, unmanned aircraft flying over or near certain types of infrastructure can pose a risk to the safety and security of both the facility and the surrounding population. An example of some sector-specific concerns about the potential threat to public safety and security follows. These examples do not cover every sector, only examples of the potential risks to sectors"},{"title":"Application for Relief From Disabilities Imposed by Federal Laws With Respect to the Acquisition, Receipt, Transfer, Shipment, Transportation, or Possession of Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"the Department\") proposes to implement criteria to guide determinations for granting relief from disabilities imposed by Federal laws with respect to the acquisition, receipt, transfer, shipment, transportation, or possession of firearms. In accordance with certain firearms laws and the Second Amendment of the Constitution, the criteria are designed to ensure the fundamental right of the people to keep and bear arms is not unduly infringed, that those granted relief are not likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety, and that granting such relief would not be contrary to the public interest.","document_number":"2025-13765","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/22/2025-13765/application-for-relief-from-disabilities-imposed-by-federal-laws-with-respect-to-the-acquisition","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-22/pdf/2025-13765.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13765.pdf?1753101916","publication_date":"2025-07-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"}],"excerpts":"Treasury, see 27 CFR 178.144, and, most recently, after ATF was transferred to the Department of Justice by the Homeland Security Act, by the Attorney General. \n See \n 27 CFR 478.144 (withdrawn). Problems arose, however, in the administration of section 925(c). ATF had few clear criteria to guide its assessment of whether applicants would pose a danger to public safety.\n 3 \n \n ATF's \n ad hoc \n determinations led to significant public-safety concerns. Between 1985 and 1990, ATF granted relief to approximately half of applicants who did not drop out of the"},{"title":"Implementation of Keeping Families Together","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) implementation of the Keeping Families Together process for certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens who are present in the United States without admission or parole to request parole in place under existing statutory authority. Granting parole in place, on a case-by-case basis, to eligible noncitizens under this process will achieve the significant public benefit of promoting the unity and stability of families, increasing the economic prosperity of American communities, strengthening diplomatic relationships with partner countries in the region, reducing strain on limited U.S. government resources, and furthering national security, public safety, and border security objectives.","document_number":"2024-18725","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/20/2024-18725/implementation-of-keeping-families-together","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-20/pdf/2024-18725.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18725.pdf?1724071537","publication_date":"2024-08-20","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":"Furthering National Security, Public Safety, and Border Security Objectives \n \n This process will promote national security, public safety, and border security by requiring noncitizens who choose to request parole in place under this process to submit biometric and biographic information to DHS and undergo background and security checks. The information collected through this process will be used to thoroughly vet every requestor and may identify and disqualify individuals who pose a national security, public safety, or border security threat.\n 129 \n"},{"title":"Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents","type":"Rule","abstract":"This IFR amends DHS regulations to end the practice of automatically extending the validity of employment authorization documents (Forms I-766 or EADs) for aliens who have timely filed an application to renew their EAD in certain employment authorization categories. The purpose of this change is to prioritize the proper vetting and screening of aliens before granting a new period of employment authorization and/or a new EAD. This IFR does not impact the validity of EADs that were automatically extended prior to October 30, 2025 or which are otherwise automatically extended by law or Federal Register notice.","document_number":"2025-19702","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/30/2025-19702/removal-of-the-automatic-extension-of-employment-authorization-documents","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-30/pdf/2025-19702.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19702.pdf?1761741907","publication_date":"2025-10-30","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":"national security and public safety, committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans.\n 92 \n \n Others are engaged in hostile activities, including espionage, economic espionage, and preparations for terror-related activities.\n 93 \n \n Enforcing our Nation's immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States. The American people deserve a Federal Government that puts their interests first and a government that understands its sacred obligation to prioritize the safety, security, and financial"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2026 benefit year user fee rates for issuers that participate in the HHS-operated risk adjustment program and the 2026 benefit year user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes requirements related to modifications to the calculation of the Basic Health Program (BHP) payment; and changes to the Initial Validation Audit (IVA) sampling approach and Second Validation Audit (SVA) pairwise means test for HHS-RADV. It also addresses HHS' authority to engage in compliance reviews of and take enforcement action against lead agents of insurance agencies for violations of HHS' Exchange standards and requirements; HHS' system suspension authority to address noncompliance by agents and brokers; an optional fixed-dollar premium payment threshold; permissible plan-level adjustment to the index rate to account for cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); reconsideration standards for certification denials; changes to the approach for conducting Essential Community Provider (ECP) certification reviews; a policy to publicly share aggregated, summary- level Quality Improvement Strategy (QIS) information on an annual basis; and revisions to the medical loss ratio (MLR) reporting and rebate requirements for qualifying issuers that meet certain standards.","document_number":"2025-00640","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00640/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2026-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00640.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00640.pdf?1736802922","publication_date":"2025-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"BHP payment methodology.\n \n \n B. 45 CFR Part 153—Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment \n \n In subparts A, B, D, G, and H of part 153, we established standards for the administration of the risk adjustment program. The risk adjustment program is a permanent program created by section 1343 of the ACA that transfers funds from issuers of lower-than-average risk, risk adjustment covered plans to issuers of higher-than-average risk, risk adjustment covered plans in the individual, small group markets, or merged markets"},{"title":"Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations affecting temporary agricultural (H-2A) and temporary nonagricultural (H-2B) nonimmigrant workers (H-2 programs) and their employers. This rulemaking is intended to better ensure the integrity of the H-2 programs and enhance protections for workers.","document_number":"2024-29353","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29353/modernizing-h-2-program-requirements-oversight-and-worker-protections","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29353.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29353.pdf?1734443140","publication_date":"2024-12-18","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":"factors that may demonstrate whether a petitioner has made ongoing, good faith, reasonable efforts to prevent such fees. These factors may include, but are not limited to (1) whether the petitioner was providing compensation to the third party entity such that the third party would have no incentive to pass on costs to workers; (2) whether the petitioner had procedures to contact and monitor the performance of relevant parties in the recruitment chain, whether located in the United States or abroad; and (3) whether the petitioner has a mechanism"},{"title":"Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration","type":"Rule","abstract":"On March 12, 2025, DHS issued an interim final rule (IFR) with request for comments amending DHS regulations to designate a new registration form for aliens to comply with statutory alien registration and fingerprinting provisions. Unregistered aliens may use this general registration form to satisfy their statutory obligations. This final rule responds to public comments, amends DHS regulations to adjust the lists of forms and processes that may serve as registration forms and evidence of alien registration, and seeks comments on other potential changes to the regulations relating to alien registration and fingerprinting.","document_number":"2026-13057","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/29/2026-13057/alien-registration-form-and-evidence-of-registration","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-29/pdf/2026-13057.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13057.pdf?1782418509","publication_date":"2026-06-29","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":"undermine officer safety. As an alternative to the IFR, a commenter recommended concentrating on improved coordination with local law enforcement agencies on tailored cooperation and focusing resources on the most serious national security and public safety threats, rather than registering and pursuing millions of aliens indiscriminately. A different commenter suggested that policymakers should pursue immigration policies that benefit the economy and increase public safety and prioritize the removal of legitimate public safety threats over individuals"},{"title":"Peter Dashkoff, M.D.; Decision and Order","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-07933","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/07/2025-07933/peter-dashkoff-md-decision-and-order","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-07/pdf/2025-07933.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07933.pdf?1746535514","publication_date":"2025-05-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"}],"excerpts":"registrant's registration: “[j]ust because misconduct is unintentional, innocent or devoid of improper motivation, does not preclude revocation or denial.” \n Id. \n at 51601. Indeed, the Agency emphasized that “[c]areless or negligent handling of controlled substances create the opportunity for diversion and could justify revocation or denial.” \n Id.; see also \n RD, at 17 (“Agency precedent has consistently held that even unintentional misconduct can nonetheless create a substantial risk of diversion and be egregious.”) (citing \n Paul J. Caragine, Jr.,"},{"title":"Visas: Visa Bond Pilot Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this temporary final rule (TFR), the Department of State (the Department) announces the commencement of a 12-month long visa bond pilot program. Aliens applying for visas as temporary visitors for business or pleasure (B-1/B-2) and who are nationals of countries identified by the Department as having high visa overstay rates, where screening and vetting information is deemed deficient, or offering Citizenship by Investment, if the alien obtained citizenship with no residency requirement, may be subject to the pilot program. Consular officers may require covered nonimmigrant visa applicants to post a bond of up to $15,000 as a condition of visa issuance, as determined by the consular officers.","document_number":"2025-14826","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14826/visas-visa-bond-pilot-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-05/pdf/2025-14826.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14826.pdf?1754311517","publication_date":"2025-08-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"the United States, including removing individual aliens who remain in the United States unlawfully. Executive Order 14159 states that “[m]any of these aliens unlawfully present in the United States present significant threats to national security and public safety, committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans. Others are engaged in hostile activities, including espionage, economic espionage, and preparations for terror-related activities. Many have abused the generosity of the American people, and their presence in the United States"},{"title":"July 22, 2024 Certification of Dispatchers","type":"Rule","abstract":"FRA is establishing regulations for the certification of dispatchers, pursuant to the authority granted in section 402 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA).","document_number":"2024-09957","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/21/2024-09957/july-22-2024-certification-of-dispatchers","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-21/pdf/2024-09957.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09957.pdf?1716209113","publication_date":"2024-05-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"dispatchers. Upon review of this task list, FRA found that the vast majority of dispatcher tasks are critical to railroad safety with potentially catastrophic consequences if they are not performed properly. Certification addresses these safety concerns by creating minimum training standards, establishing safety records for dispatchers, and requiring certain safety and knowledge checks before a person can become certified. Given the safety critical role of dispatchers in facilitating safe railroad operations (which includes the coordination of emergency"},{"title":"Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document contains an amended and restated Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFC Program or Program) under title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The VFC Program is designed to encourage correction of fiduciary breaches and compliance with the law by permitting persons to avoid potential Department of Labor civil enforcement actions and civil penalties if they voluntarily correct eligible transactions in a manner that meets the requirements of the Program. The amendments to the Program simplify and expand the VFC Program to make the Program easier to use and more useful for employers and others who wish to avail themselves of the relief provided. Specifically, the Program amendments add a self-correction feature for delinquent transmittal of participant contributions and loan repayments to a pension plan under certain circumstances; clarify some existing transactions eligible for correction under the Program; expand the scope of other transactions currently eligible for correction; and simplify certain administrative or procedural requirements for participation in and correction of transactions under the VFC Program. In addition, the amendments implement section 305(b)(2) and (3) of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0 Act) by adding a self-correction feature for certain participant loan failures self-corrected under the Internal Revenue Service's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (as described in Rev. Proc. 2021-30, or any successor guidance) (IRS's EPCRS).","document_number":"2025-00327","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2025-00327/voluntary-fiduciary-correction-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2025-00327.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00327.pdf?1736862323","publication_date":"2025-01-15","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":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"except that, as a result of the delay in recording the Deed, the plan ended up in second position behind another lender. The risk to the plan is higher and the interest rate on the note is no longer commensurate with that risk. The loan is treated as a below-market loan (based on the lack of security) for the six months prior to the recording of the Deed of Trust and as a below-market loan (based on secondary status security) from the time the Deed is recorded until the end of the loan.\n \n \n (3) \n Documentation. \n In addition to the documentation"},{"title":"Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 for Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers (the QPAM Exemption)","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document gives notice of a granted amendment to prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption). The QPAM Exemption provides relief from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and Title II of ERISA, as codified in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).","document_number":"2024-06059","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/03/2024-06059/amendment-to-prohibited-transaction-class-exemption-84-14-for-transactions-determined-by-independent","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-03/pdf/2024-06059.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06059.pdf?1712061914","publication_date":"2024-04-03","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":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"a five (5) percent or more interest, or Affiliates) that raised integrity issues that had the potential to harm Plans and whether additional or alternative elements were warranted. The Department also requested comments regarding whether to add any conduct as Prohibited Misconduct, and if so, to include an explanation for how such actions would implicate a QPAM's integrity. The Department also requested comments as to whether any of the proposed Prohibited Misconduct should be removed and an explanation of why such conduct does not affect the QPAM's"},{"title":"Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is issuing a final rule that amends provisions related to disparate impact, discouragement of applicants or prospective applicants, and special purpose credit programs under Regulation B, the regulation implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA or Act). The amendments facilitate compliance with ECOA by clarifying the obligations imposed by the statute.","document_number":"2026-07804","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/22/2026-07804/equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-22/pdf/2026-07804.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07804.pdf?1776775512","publication_date":"2026-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"statutory provision, when challenged, to determine whether it authorizes disparate-impact claims, whether disparate-impact claims are consonant with the intended operation of the statute, and in particular whether the statutory provisions have “effects-based” language that indicates that Congress intended for the statutory provision to permit disparate-impact claims.\n \n \n \n 16 \n 544 U.S. 228 (2005) (plurality op.).\n \n \n \n \n 17 \n 576 U.S. 519.\n \n \n \n The Supreme Court has not examined whether a disparate-impact claim is permitted under ECOA. As"},{"title":"Administrative Leave, Investigative Leave, and Notice Leave","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule on the acceptable uses and proper recording of administrative leave, investigative leave, and notice leave for covered Federal employees. The Administrative Leave Act of 2016 created these categories of statutorily authorized paid leave and set parameters for their use by Federal agencies. OPM prescribes this final rule to carry out the Act and guide agencies regarding these leave categories.","document_number":"2024-29139","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29139/administrative-leave-investigative-leave-and-notice-leave","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29139.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29139.pdf?1734359292","publication_date":"2024-12-17","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":"agencies if the regulations at subpart P, Weather and Safety Leave, were issued first, separately from the regulations addressing the other leave categories. The regulations on weather and safety leave were published on April 10, 2018, and became effective on May 10, 2018. In that final rule, OPM stated it would delay enforcement of the reporting requirements for weather and safety leave pending this final rule (see 83 FR 15291); accordingly, agencies must begin reporting weather and safety leave not later than 270 days after the date of publication"},{"title":"Vetting of Certain Surface Transportation Employees","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is proposing a regulation to implement provisions of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act) that require security vetting of certain public transportation, railroad, and over-the-road-bus (OTRB) employees. In accordance with the 9/11 Act, TSA proposes to require security-sensitive employees of certain public transportation operators and railroads to undergo a Level 2 security threat assessment (STA) that includes an immigration check and terrorism watchlist check to determine whether the applicant may pose a security threat. Further, TSA proposes to require security coordinators of certain public transportation, railroad, and OTRB operators to undergo a Level 3 STA, which includes the Level 2 check plus a criminal history records check. TSA proposes appeal and waiver procedures for individuals who are adversely impacted by the vetting. Finally, TSA proposes to establish user fees to recover TSA's costs for vetting, as required by law.","document_number":"2023-10131","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/23/2023-10131/vetting-of-certain-surface-transportation-employees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-23/pdf/2023-10131.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-10131.pdf?1684759517","publication_date":"2023-05-23","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"},{"raw_name":"Transportation Security Administration","name":"Transportation Security Administration","id":494,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/494","parent_id":227,"slug":"transportation-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"Mode \n Risk level \n Affected population \n Proposed rule requirements \n \n Terrorism/\n other analyses \n \n \n Immigration\n check \n \n CHRC \n \n \n Freight Rail \n High Risk \n Security-Sensitive Employees \n ☐ \n ☐ \n \n \n \n \n \n Security Coordinators \n ☐ \n ☐ \n ☐ \n \n \n \n Non-High-Risk \n Security-Sensitive Employees \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Security Coordinators \n ☐ \n ☐ \n ☐ \n \n \n PTPR \n High-Risk \n Security-Sensitive Employees \n ☐ \n ☐ \n \n \n \n \n \n Security Coordinators \n ☐ \n ☐ \n ☐ \n \n \n \n Non-High-Risk \n Security-Sensitive Employees \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Security Coordinators"},{"title":"Improving the H-1B Registration Selection Process and Program Integrity","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is amending its regulations to implement the proposed beneficiary centric selection process for H-1B registrations, provide start date flexibility for certain H-1B cap-subject petitions, and implement additional integrity measures related to H-1B registration.","document_number":"2024-01770","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/02/2024-01770/improving-the-h-1b-registration-selection-process-and-program-integrity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-02/pdf/2024-01770.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-01770.pdf?1706649316","publication_date":"2024-02-02","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":"Comments on the Beneficiary Centric Selection Process \n \n Comment: \n A few commenters requested clarification on the process for registrants after a beneficiary is selected. A commenter asked whether USCIS would adjudicate all petitions filed for a beneficiary or whether the Department would randomly select an employer. Another commenter encouraged DHS to clarify whether it permits all selected registrants to file an H-1B petition or if it will only allow one of the selected registrants to proceed. Additionally, a commenter asked DHS to include a clearly"},{"title":"Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Justice (\"Department\") is amending Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") regulations to implement the provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that broaden the definition of when a person is considered \"engaged in the business\" (\"EIB\") as a dealer in firearms other than a gunsmith or pawnbroker. This final rule incorporates the BSCA's definitions of \"predominantly earn a profit\" (\"PEP\") and \"terrorism,\" and amends the regulatory definitions of \"principal objective of livelihood and profit\" and \"engaged in the business\" to ensure each conforms with the BSCA's statutory changes and can be relied upon by the public. The rule also clarifies what it means for a person to be \"engaged in the business\" of dealing in firearms and to have the intent to \"predominantly earn a profit\" from the sale or disposition of firearms. In addition, it clarifies the term \"dealer\" and defines the term \"responsible person.\" These clarifications and definitions assist persons in understanding when they are required to have a license to deal in firearms. Consistent with the Gun Control Act (\"GCA\") and existing regulations, the rule also defines the term \"personal collection\" to clarify when persons are not \"engaged in the business\" because they make only occasional sales to enhance a personal collection or for a hobby, or if the firearms they sell are all or part of a personal collection. This rule further addresses the procedures that former licensees, and responsible persons acting on behalf of such licensees, must follow when they liquidate business inventory upon revocation or other termination of their license. Finally, the rule clarifies that a licensee transferring a firearm to another licensee must do so by following the verification and recordkeeping procedures in the regulations, rather than by using a Firearms Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473.","document_number":"2024-07838","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/19/2024-07838/definition-of-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-19/pdf/2024-07838.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07838.pdf?1713444333","publication_date":"2024-04-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"https://www.atf.gov/file/100871/download. \n \n \n 2. Does Not Enhance Public Safety \n Comments Received \n \n Other commenters opposed the rule on the grounds that it will not enhance public safety. The majority of comments on this topic argued that criminals are the people putting public safety at risk, and that they are not going to abide by the BSCA and the proposed regulation or purchase firearms through FFLs. As a result, they stated, the proposed rule will do nothing to affect public safety, while imposing a burden on law-abiding citizens. One commenter"},{"title":"Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NMFS, upon request from the U.S. Navy (Navy), issues these regulations pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to the training and testing activities conducted in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing (HSTT) Study Area between 2018 and 2025. In 2021, two separate U.S. Navy vessels struck unidentified large whales on two separate occasions, one whale in June 2021 and one whale in July 2021, in waters off Southern California. The takes by vessel strike of the two whales by the U.S. Navy were covered by the existing regulations and Letters of Authorization (LOAs), which authorize the U.S. Navy to take up to three large whales by serious injury or mortality by vessel strike between 2018 and 2025. The Navy reanalyzed the potential of vessel strike in the HSTT Study Area, including the recent strikes, and as a result, requested two additional takes of large whales by serious injury or mortality by vessel strike for the remainder of the current regulatory period. In May 2023, a U.S. Navy vessel struck a large whale in waters off Southern California. NMFS reanalyzed the potential for vessel strike based on new information, including the three strikes, and authorizes two additional takes of large whales by serious injury or mortality by vessel strike for the remainder of the current regulatory period (two takes in addition to the three takes authorized in the current regulations). The Navy's activities qualify as military readiness activities pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (2004 NDAA).","document_number":"2024-31402","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2024-31402/taking-and-importing-marine-mammals-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to-the-us-navy-training-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2024-31402.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31402.pdf?1736370921","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":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"on marine mammal safety to mitigate the risks associated with high-speed vessel travel and including revised protocols. \n 2. The 2023 HSTT proposed rule also requires that Navy personnel must send alerts to Navy vessels of increased risk of strike following any reported Navy vessel strike in the HSTT Study Area. The commenter stated that NMFS should attach specific actions required of other vessels in the area, including a 10 kn (18.5 km per hour) ship speed, when a Navy vessel strike has been reported, in order to reduce the risk of further strikes"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments","type":"Rule","abstract":"On April 17, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) promulgated national minimum criteria for existing and new coal combustion residuals (CCR) landfills and existing and new CCR surface impoundments. On August 21, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the exemption for inactive surface impoundments at inactive facilities (legacy CCR surface impoundments) and remanded the issue back to EPA to take further action consistent with its opinion in Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, et al. v. EPA. This action responds to that order and establishes regulatory requirements for legacy CCR surface impoundments. EPA is also establishing requirements for CCR management units at active CCR facilities and at inactive CCR facilities with a legacy CCR surface impoundment. Finally, EPA is making several technical corrections to the existing regulations, such as correcting certain citations and harmonizing definitions.","document_number":"2024-09157","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/08/2024-09157/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-08/pdf/2024-09157.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-09157.pdf?1715085970","publication_date":"2024-05-08","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":"Therefore, the 2024 Risk Assessment evaluated the potential magnitude and extent of onsite groundwater contamination that could occur in the absence of interception. It is considered unlikely that further quantitative evaluation of interception would affect the conclusions of the 2024 Risk Assessment. The reductions in modeled risks attributed interception in the 2014 Risk Assessment were predominantly for median risks. However, the 2014 Risk Assessment still identified high-end risks to offsite receptors, and it was these risks that formed the basis"}]}