{"description":"Documents matching 'section preamble before issuing final'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=section+preamble+before+issuing+final&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Practices Before the Department of the Interior","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is issuing this final rule to adopt the interim final rule (IFR) published on January 10, 2025, with a few changes made to respond to public comments, to clarify procedures, and to correct typographical errors. The IFR was originally set to go into effect February 10, 2025, but the effective date was delayed several times until July 21, 2025, to provide time for review pursuant to the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review. The IFR became effective on July 21, 2025.","document_number":"2026-10160","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/21/2026-10160/practices-before-the-department-of-the-interior","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-21/pdf/2026-10160.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10160.pdf?1779281112","publication_date":"2026-05-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"Nevertheless, as explained in more detail in the section of this final rule addressing the stay criteria, OHA has decided to remove the changes to the stay criteria in sections § 4.171 and § 4.405 in the final rule.\n \n In addition, the process used by OHA to develop this final rule satisfies the notice-and-comment requirements of the APA. By addressing comments received on the IFR in this final rule, OHA also meets all the APA-required elements for notice-and-comment rulemaking. The IFR and its preamble provided the public with all the information required"},{"title":"Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") proposes to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning section 337 adjudication and enforcement. The intended effect of the proposed amendments is to require disclosure of information by the parties and intervenors in section 337 investigations and ancillary proceedings before the Commission regarding entities that have an ownership or a financial interest in the investigation.","document_number":"2026-08445","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/30/2026-08445/section-337-adjudication-and-enforcement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-30/pdf/2026-08445.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08445.pdf?1777466718","publication_date":"2026-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"statement pursuant to § 210.14a. The proposed rule also allows related respondents to file a single disclosure statement. \n Section 210.14a \n \n Section 210.14a is a new rule that provides for certain disclosures by the parties in section 337 proceedings. The proposed rule adds several requirements, which apply to each nongovernment party to a section 337 investigation and each nongovernment party who seeks to intervene in a section 337 investigation. The proposed rule requires that these parties file a disclosure statement with the Secretary. In the"},{"title":"Certain Photodynamic Therapy Systems, Components Thereof, and Pharmaceutical Products Used in Combination With the Same; Notice of the Commission's Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order and Cease and Desist Orders; Termination of the Investigation","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") has found a violation of section 337 in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission has determined to issue a limited exclusion order (\"LEO\") prohibiting the unlicensed entry of infringing oil vaporizing devices, components thereof, and products containing the same that are manufactured by or on behalf of, or imported by or on behalf of, the respondents and cease and desist orders (\"CDOs\") against every named respondent. The investigation is terminated.","document_number":"2026-09243","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09243/certain-photodynamic-therapy-systems-components-thereof-and-pharmaceutical-products-used-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09243.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09243.pdf?1778244311","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"\n unreviewed by \n Comm'n Notice (Nov. 20, 2024).\n \n On June 25, 2025, the ALJ issued Order No. 23 granting, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.18 (19 CFR 210.18), Complainant's motion for summary determination that it has satisfied the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement. \n On July 25, 2025, the Commission determined to review Order No. 23. Comm'n Notice at 2 (July 25, 2025). \n On September 30, 2025, the ALJ issued the FID, finding a violation of section 337. The FID finds that: (1) claims 1, 3, 5, 8, 17-18, and 20 of the '512 patent"},{"title":"Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) proposes modifications to the rules of practice for inter partes review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) that the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of USPTO and, by delegation, the PTAB will use in instituting IPR.","document_number":"2025-19580","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/17/2025-19580/revision-to-rules-of-practice-before-the-patent-trial-and-appeal-board","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-17/pdf/2025-19580.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19580.pdf?1760618706","publication_date":"2025-10-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"independent claim from which a challenged claim depends, before the due date for the final written decision pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 316(a)(11):\n \n \n (1) \n U.S. District Court \n —A district court trial in which a party challenges the patent under 35 U.S.C. 102 or 103;\n \n \n (2) \n U.S. International Trade Commission \n —an initial or final determination of the U.S. International Trade Commission with respect to 35 U.S.C. 102 or 103; or\n \n \n (3) \n PTAB Final Written Decision \n —issuance of a final written decision by the Board under 35 U.S.C. 318(a) or"},{"title":"Congressional Review Act Revocation of 2024 Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to remove the provisions finalized by the EPA in a 2024 rule titled \"Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act\" (2024 Rule) and restoring the language of the final rule titled \"Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act,\" published November 19, 2020, and with minor corrections published December 28, 2020. Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress passed, and the President signed, a joint resolution of disapproval of the 2024 Rule. The 2024 Rule amended the General Provisions that apply to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) by requiring certain sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants (HAP) listed in Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(c)(6) to continue to comply with major source emission standards under CAA section 112(d)(2) or standards under CAA section 112(d)(4) even if the sources reclassify as area sources. Under the joint resolution and by operation of the CRA, the 2024 Rule has no legal force or effect.","document_number":"2025-24202","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/02/2025-24202/congressional-review-act-revocation-of-2024-review-of-final-rule-reclassification-of-major-sources","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-02/pdf/2025-24202.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24202.pdf?1767188717","publication_date":"2026-01-02","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":"pursuant to the requirements in 40 CFR part 63 subpart A, implementing CAA section 112. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of any aspect of this NESHAP, please contact the appropriate person listed in the preceding \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT \n section of this preamble.\n \n II. Background and Rationale for This Final Action \n \n On January 25, 2018, the EPA issued a guidance memorandum titled, “Reclassification of Major Sources as Areas Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act.” \n 1 \n \n The memorandum discussed the statutory"},{"title":"Rescission of the “Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues” Rule, Issued April 9, 2024","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (\"OSMRE\" or \"OSM\") is rescinding the \"Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues\" rule adopted on April 9, 2024 (the \"2024 Rule\"), and replacing it, in large part, with the rule titled, \"Clarification of Provisions Related to the Issuance of Ten-Day Notices to State Regulatory Authorities and Enhancement of Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues,\" which was first adopted on November 24, 2020 (the \"2020 Rule\"). This final rule does make some minor modifications to the 2020 Rule to further streamline the process for OSM's coordination with State regulatory authorities, minimize duplication of efforts in the administration of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (\"SMCRA\" or \"the Act\"), and appropriately recognize that State regulatory authorities are the primary regulatory authorities for non- Federal, non-Indian lands within their borders.","document_number":"2026-03301","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03301/rescission-of-the-ten-day-notices-and-corrective-action-for-state-regulatory-program-issues-rule","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-19/pdf/2026-03301.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03301.pdf?1771422321","publication_date":"2026-02-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement","name":"Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office","id":480,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/480","parent_id":253,"slug":"surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office"}],"excerpts":"90 FR at 25174. As part of this rulemaking process, OSM reviewed the preambles to the proposed and final 2020 Rule, which fully explained its rationale for the regulatory changes resulting in the 2020 Rule, to ensure that the analysis continues to reflect OSM's position, and, except as otherwise stated in the preambles to the 2025 proposed rule and this final rule, OSM adopts them here and directs the reader to those preambles for a more detailed rationale and section-by-section analysis. 85 FR 28904 (May 14, 2020); 85 FR 75150 (Nov. 24, 2020). Moreover"},{"title":"Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) issues this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise 45 CFR 84.4(g) in the regulation implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (section 504) as it applies to recipients of HHS funding (entitled \"Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance,\" 89 FR 40066 (\"2024 Final Rule\")), published on May 9, 2024. This rule clarifies that the Department interprets the statutory exclusion of \"gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments\" from the definitions of \"individual with a disability\" and \"disability\" set forth at 29 U.S.C. 705(9) & (20)(F)(i), 42 U.S.C. 12211(b), to encompass \"gender dysphoria not resulting from a physical impairment\" for purposes of part 84. This clarification is necessary to resolve ambiguity introduced in the preamble to the 2024 Final Rule and to ensure compliance with the best reading of the plain language of the governing statute.","document_number":"2025-23484","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23484/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-in-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal-financial","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-19/pdf/2025-23484.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23484.pdf?1766065531","publication_date":"2025-12-19","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":"Department issued the 2024 Final Rule modifying its regulations implementing section 504. As relevant here, the preamble to the 2024 Final Rule discussed whether “gender dysphoria may constitute a disability under section 504.” 89 FR at 40069. The 2024 Final Rule concluded, in its preamble, that “gender dysphoria does not fall with the statutory exclusions for gender identity disorders.” \n Id. \n The codified regulatory text merely cross-referenced the statutory exclusion in 29 U.S.C. 705(20)(F). \n See \n 45 CFR 84.4(g).\n \n \n The 2024 Final Rule, including"},{"title":"Certain Photodynamic Therapy Systems, Components Thereof, and Pharmaceutical Products Used in Combination With the Same; Notice of a Commission Determination To Review in Part a Final Initial Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Request for Written Submissions on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding","type":"Notice","abstract":"Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") has determined to review in part a final initial determination (\"FID\") of the presiding administrative law judge (\"ALJ\"), finding a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. The Commission requests written submissions from the parties, interested government agencies, and other interested persons on the issues of remedy, the public interest, and bonding, under the schedule set forth below.","document_number":"2026-01954","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/02/2026-01954/certain-photodynamic-therapy-systems-components-thereof-and-pharmaceutical-products-used-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-02/pdf/2026-01954.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01954.pdf?1769780714","publication_date":"2026-02-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"review the remainder of the FID. Order No. 23 remains under Commission review. Comm'n Notice at 2 (July 25, 2025). The Commission will consider the reviewed issues identified above as well as any issues concerning Order No. 23 and the RD in connection with the final disposition of this Investigation. \n \n In connection with the final disposition of this investigation, the statute authorizes issuance of, \n inter alia, \n (1) an exclusion order that could result in the exclusion of the subject articles from entry into the United States; and/or (2) cease"},{"title":"Practices Before the Department of the Interior","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) will make comprehensive procedural changes to Federal regulations governing hearings and appeals proceedings before the Department of the Interior's administrative tribunals. We will modify and update our regulations located in title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 4 to: promote expeditious and meaningful review of administrative decisions; reflect changes in the law; reorganize and streamline procedures and retitle subparts to improve clarity to parties; consolidate redundant language; eliminate outdated procedures; and allow OHA to continue to modernize its practice and keep pace with technological and other advancements, including the establishment of a regulatory framework for an electronic filing and case docket management system.","document_number":"2024-30358","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/10/2024-30358/practices-before-the-department-of-the-interior","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-10/pdf/2024-30358.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30358.pdf?1736171118","publication_date":"2025-01-10","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"no longer the final agency action for the Department. Accordingly, even if a bureau or office decision has been effective pending appeal, and thus deemed final for the Department, it will no longer be the final agency action once the Director or Appeals Board issues a final decision on appeal. This provision prevents the Department from simultaneously having two final agency actions on the same matter. Subparagraph (b)(3) also specifies that a final decision of the Director or an Appeals Board is effective on the date it is issued unless otherwise"},{"title":"Section 6435 Payments; Refunds for Previously Taxed Dyed Fuel","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register are temporary regulations regarding the statutory provision providing for payments to taxpayers with respect to certain previously taxed dyed fuel. Specifically, the temporary regulations provide guidance as to the taxpayers that may claim such payments and the procedures these taxpayers must follow to claim the payments. The text of those regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations. These proposed regulations would affect taxpayers that withdraw previously taxed dyed fuel from a terminal.","document_number":"2026-08546","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08546/section-6435-payments-refunds-for-previously-taxed-dyed-fuel","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08546.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08546.pdf?1777553124","publication_date":"2026-05-01","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":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"regulations). The proposed regulations would be issued under the authority granted by sections 6435(a), 6001, and 7805(a) of the Code. \n Section 6435(a) requires that a person claiming a payment under section 6435 establish to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate (Secretary) that such person meets the requirements under section 6435(b). \n Section 6001 authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations related to recordkeeping, statements, and returns. \n Section 7805(a) authorizes the Secretary to prescribe all needful"},{"title":"Rescission of the Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Regulations, Issued May 7, 2024","type":"Rule","abstract":"Through this final rule, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rescinds and replaces the \"Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska\" final rule, issued on May 7, 2024, to restore regulatory clarity and align BLM's implementing regulations with statutory requirements and national energy policy.","document_number":"2025-19982","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19982/rescission-of-the-management-and-protection-of-the-national-petroleum-reserve-in-alaska-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19982.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19982.pdf?1763127918","publication_date":"2025-11-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Discussion of Public Comments on the Proposed Rule \n This section of the preamble briefly summarizes broad and general comments on the proposed rule and the BLM's responses. Comment responses within this section of the preamble have been grouped and summarized by category that would apply to one or more sections of this final rule. You will find additional comments that are more specific to sections of this final rule, and their responses, in Section V. Section-by-Section Discussion of this preamble. \n Comments on Public Comment Period \n \n Comment: \n"},{"title":"Mandatory Toy Safety Standards: Requirements for Neck Floats; Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document corrects the preamble to a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2025, regarding requirements for neck floats under CPSC's mandatory toy safety standard. This correction addresses errors and revises text to provide clear instructions to the public to access voluntary standards that are incorporated by reference.","document_number":"2026-00895","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/16/2026-00895/mandatory-toy-safety-standards-requirements-for-neck-floats-correction","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-16/pdf/2026-00895.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00895.pdf?1768484721","publication_date":"2026-01-16","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":" 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301-987-2472; email: \n zgoldstein@cpsc.gov. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n Correction \n \n In final rule FR Doc. 2025-22827, beginning on page 58096 in the issue of December 15, 2025, make the following corrections in the \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n section. On page 58129 in the second column:\n \n 1. Remove the following text: \n “Before the effective date of this rule, you can view a copy of the standards at: \n \n • \n https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DQVJYMK \n for ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-9:2022,"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. Through this interim final rule (IFR), FMCSA restores the integrity of the commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance processes by significantly limiting the authority for SDLAs to issue and renew non-domiciled commercial learner's permits (CLPs) and CDLs to individuals domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction. This change strengthens the security of the CDL issuance process and enhances the safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations.","document_number":"2025-18869","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/29/2025-18869/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-29/pdf/2025-18869.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18869.pdf?1758890719","publication_date":"2025-09-29","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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Code or a “Licencia Federal de Conductor” issued by Mexico is prohibited from obtaining a non-domiciled CDL, or any other type of driver's license, from a State or other jurisdiction in the United States. \n VIII. Section-By-Section Analysis \n \n This section-by-section analysis describes the changes to the regulatory text in numerical order.\n \n \n A. Regulatory Provisions \n Section 383.5 Definitions \n \n FMCSA adds a definition of \n evidence of lawful immigration status \n to § 383.5.\n \n Section 383.71 Driver Application and Certification Procedures"},{"title":"Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary: Notice of Court Vacatur","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document implements the judicial vacatur of the Department's 2024 final rule defining who is a \"fiduciary\" under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This document also reflects the judicial vacatur of the Department's 2024 amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 (PTE 2020-02) and the judicial vacatur of portions of the preamble to PTE 2020-02; and republishes in full the operative text of PTE 2020-02 (as originally published on December 18, 2020).","document_number":"2026-05492","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/20/2026-05492/retirement-security-rule-definition-of-an-investment-advice-fiduciary-notice-of-court-vacatur","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-20/pdf/2026-05492.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05492.pdf?1773864911","publication_date":"2026-03-20","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":"vacaturs of portions of that preamble. But this interpretive position regarding that preamble is not final agency action triggering notice and comment. In the Department's view, just as the original making of the preamble to PTE 2020-02 was interpretive action and not final agency action triggering notice and comment rights, unmaking that preamble interpretively in the preamble to today's final rule likewise does not trigger notice and comment rights. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). Further, to the extent the act of vacating the preamble to PTE 2020-02 is the type"},{"title":"Reference Measurement Principle and Calibration Procedure for the Measurement of Ozone in the Atmosphere (Chemiluminescence Method); Correction","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2023, that became effective on November 13, 2023. The final rule updated the current ozone absorption cross-section to the recommended consensus- based value of 1.1329x10-17 cm\\2\\ molecule-1 or 304.39 atm-1 cm-1. After publication, the EPA became aware of an error in the preamble text regarding the date for State, local, and Tribal monitoring agencies to complete implementation of the new ozone cross-section value, as well as a lack of clarity as to which entities the 2025 and 2026 implementation dates apply. With this action, the EPA is updating the final rule preamble and regulatory text to clarify the applicable implementation dates and the specific entities to which they apply. These corrections do not include any substantive changes to the final rule.","document_number":"2025-00946","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00946/reference-measurement-principle-and-calibration-procedure-for-the-measurement-of-ozone-in-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00946.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00946.pdf?1736948743","publication_date":"2025-01-16","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":"SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n I. General Information \n Correction to Preamble of October 12, 2023 Final Rule \n In the final rule preamble, the EPA incorrectly stated that State, local, and Tribal monitoring agencies will complete cross-section implementation by January 1, 2026. The cross-section will begin implementation at the highest level of the calibration hierarchy, the Standard Reference Photometer (SRP), on January 1, 2025. Because of the time needed to fully implement the cross-section across the national traceability hierarchy for the calibration"},{"title":"Increasing Flexibility on Disclosure of Airline Ancillary Fees","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is issuing this final rule to implement the Fifth Circuit's vacatur of the Department's 2024 Final Rule, Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees. Because the legal effect of the court's decision is to reinstate the rules previously in force, this action revises the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to restore the Department's regulations on the disclosure of fees for ancillary services as they existed before publication of the 2024 Rule, returning to the standards established in a rule issued in 2011.","document_number":"2026-13450","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13450/increasing-flexibility-on-disclosure-of-airline-ancillary-fees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13450.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13450.pdf?1782909925","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) is issuing this final rule to implement the Fifth Circuit's vacatur of the Department's 2024 Final Rule, Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees. Because the legal effect of the court's decision is to reinstate the rules previously in force, this action revises the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to restore the Department's regulations on the disclosure of fees for ancillary services as they existed before publication of the 2024 Rule,"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"roadways.\n \n The second safety gap addressed by this final rule is the systemic, nationwide regulatory non-compliance by SDLAs in their issuance of non-domiciled CLPs and CDLs. The majority of the SDLA errors as identified by FMCSA as part of the APR process stem from the EAD-based eligibility standard. The amended non-domiciled CLP and CDL issuance processes prescribed in this final rule will mitigate SDLA confusion and errors in issuing non-domiciled CLPs and CDLs. As discussed in greater detail in Section VI.B.3 (Annual Program Reviews), FMCSA has identified"},{"title":"Regulations Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue Service","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains proposed amendments to the regulations governing practice before the IRS. These regulations propose to eliminate provisions related to registered tax return preparers, classify the use of certain contingent fee arrangements by practitioners as disreputable conduct, establish new standards for appraisals and the disqualification of appraisers, and update certain provisions as appropriate. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on the proposed regulations and withdraws the notice of proposed rulemaking published on July 28, 2009. The regulations would affect registered tax return preparers, enrolled agents (EAs), enrolled retirement plan agents, enrolled actuaries, Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) participants, attorneys, certified public accountants (CPAs), appraisers, and other practitioners.","document_number":"2024-29371","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/26/2024-29371/regulations-governing-practice-before-the-internal-revenue-service","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-26/pdf/2024-29371.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29371.pdf?1734729318","publication_date":"2024-12-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"practice before the Internal Revenue Service. \n \n (3) An individual who practices before the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to paragraph (e)(1) of this section is subject to the provisions of this part in the same manner as attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, and enrolled actuaries. \n \n \n (i) \n Applicability date. \n This section is applicable beginning on [date 30 days after date of publication of final regulations in the \n Federal Register \n ].\n \n \n \n Par. 6. \n Section 10.4 is amended by:\n \n 1. Revising the section heading"},{"title":"Revisions to the Office of Hearings and Appeals Procedural Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"DOE is issuing this direct final rule to revise the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) procedures encouraging alternative dispute resolution for parties appearing before the OHA.","document_number":"2025-08540","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/16/2025-08540/revisions-to-the-office-of-hearings-and-appeals-procedural-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-16/pdf/2025-08540.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08540.pdf?1747056609","publication_date":"2025-05-16","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":"ACTION: \n Direct final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n DOE is issuing this direct final rule to revise the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) procedures encouraging alternative dispute resolution for parties appearing before the OHA. \n \n \n DATES: \n \n The direct final rule is effective July 15, 2025, unless significant adverse comments are received by June 16, 2025. Significant adverse comments oppose the rule and raise, alone or in combination, a serious enough issue related to each of the independent grounds for the rule that a substantive response is"},{"title":"Section 6435 Payments; Refunds for Previously Taxed Dyed Fuel","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document contains temporary regulations regarding the statutory provision providing for payments to taxpayers with respect to certain previously taxed dyed fuel. Specifically, these temporary regulations provide guidance delineating which taxpayers may claim such payments and the procedures these taxpayers must follow to claim the payments. The text of the temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the proposed rules section in this issue of the Federal Register. These temporary regulations affect taxpayers that withdraw previously taxed dyed fuel from a terminal.","document_number":"2026-08545","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08545/section-6435-payments-refunds-for-previously-taxed-dyed-fuel","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08545.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08545.pdf?1777553124","publication_date":"2026-05-01","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":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"refund under section 6435 with respect to eligible dyed fuel (section 6435 refund) and rules for filing a claim for a section 6435 refund (section 6435 claim). \n II. General Rules \n A. Overview \n Section 48.6435-1T(b) provides definitions of terms used for purposes of section 6435 and § 48.6435-1T. Section 48.6435-1T(c) provides that a person that satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (d) through (g) of that section with respect to eligible dyed fuel may receive a payment under section 6435 that is a refund of an overpayment of the section 4081 tax"}]}