{"description":"Documents matching 'security added section balanced budget'","count":3416,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=security+added+section+balanced+budget&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or \"Department\") is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comment on its proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (\"Security Rule\") under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act). The proposed modifications would revise existing standards to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI). The proposals in this NPRM would increase the cybersecurity for ePHI by revising the Security Rule to address: changes in the environment in which health care is provided; significant increases in breaches and cyberattacks; common deficiencies the Office for Civil Rights has observed in investigations into Security Rule compliance by covered entities and their business associates (collectively, \"regulated entities\"); other cybersecurity guidelines, best practices, methodologies, procedures, and processes; and court decisions that affect enforcement of the Security Rule.","document_number":"2024-30983","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/06/2024-30983/hipaa-security-rule-to-strengthen-the-cybersecurity-of-electronic-protected-health-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-06/pdf/2024-30983.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30983.pdf?1735334119","publication_date":"2025-01-06","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":"Implement Strong Security Measures To Provide Efficient and Effective Health Care \n 5. A Strengthened Security Rule Is Critical to an Efficient and Effective Health Care System \n E. The Secretary Must Develop Standards for the Security of ePHI Because None Have Been Developed by an ANSI-Accredited Standard Setting Organization \n IV. Section-by-Section Description of the Proposed Amendments to the Security Rule \n A. Section 160.103—Definitions \n 1. Current Provision \n 2. Issues To Address \n 3. Proposals \n 4. Request for Comment \n B. Section 164.304—Definitions"},{"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":"such systems and assets would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.” \n 6 \n Additionally, FAA would consider whether an applicant could demonstrate that a UAFR is necessary for aviation safety, protection of people and property on the ground, national security, or homeland security. FAA proposes to limit UAFR eligibility to balance the safety and security concerns Congress identified in section 2209 with the national policy objectives of ensuring the"},{"title":"Secretarial Comments on the CBE's (Battelle Memorial Institute) 2024 Activities: Report to Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice acknowledges the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services' (the Secretary's) receipt and review of Battelle Memorial Institute's, the consensus-based entity (CBE) under a contract with the Secretary, 2024 Annual Activities Report to Congress, as mandated by section 1890(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (the Act). The Secretary has reviewed CBE's 2024 Annual Report and is publishing the report in the Federal Register together with the Secretary's comments on the report not later than 6 months after receiving the report in accordance with section 1890(b)(5)(B) of the Act. This notice fulfills the statutory requirements. Although the Act requires the Secretary to review and publish the report, this statutory obligation does not constitute endorsement by the Secretary of the CBE's annual report and its specific recommendations.","document_number":"2025-11865","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/27/2025-11865/secretarial-comments-on-the-cbes-battelle-memorial-institute-2024-activities-report-to-congress-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-27/pdf/2025-11865.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11865.pdf?1750941914","publication_date":"2025-06-27","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":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"(MIPPA) (Pub. L. 110-275) added section 1890 of the Social Security Act (the Act), which requires the Secretary of HHS (the Secretary) to contract with a consensus-based entity (CBE) to perform multiple duties to help improve performance measurement. Section 3014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act) (Pub. L. 111-148) expanded the duties of the CBE to help in the identification of gaps in available measures and to improve the selection of measures used in health care \n \n programs in Section 1890(b) of the Act. The"},{"title":"Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth the regulations that implement Executive Order 14105 of August 9, 2023, \"Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern,\" which declares a national emergency to address the threat to the United States posed by countries of concern that seek to develop and exploit sensitive technologies or products critical for military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities. The final rule requires United States persons to provide notification to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding certain transactions involving persons of a country of concern that are engaged in activities involving certain national security technologies and products that may contribute to the threat to the national security of the United States; and prohibits United States persons from engaging in certain other transactions involving persons of a country of concern that are engaged in activities involving certain other national security technologies and products that pose a particularly acute national security threat to the United States.","document_number":"2024-25422","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/15/2024-25422/provisions-pertaining-to-us-investments-in-certain-national-security-technologies-and-products-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-15/pdf/2024-25422.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25422.pdf?1730996188","publication_date":"2024-11-15","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":"Traded Security; Derivative; Equity Compensation \n \n Section 850.501(a)(1)(i) of the Proposed Rule defined as an \n excepted transaction \n an investment into a “publicly traded security,” with “security” as defined in section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As noted in the Proposed Rule, this included a security traded on a non-U.S. exchange, or a security traded “over-the-counter,” in addition to a security traded on a U.S. exchange. The Treasury Department assessed that a \n U.S. person' \n s purchase of securities traded"},{"title":"Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") proposes to rescind amendments to its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (\"Securities Act\") and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") that require registrants to provide certain climate- related information in their registration statements and annual reports.","document_number":"2026-11091","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/03/2026-11091/rescission-of-climate-related-disclosure-rules","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-03/pdf/2026-11091.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11091.pdf?1780404317","publication_date":"2026-06-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"in the Adopting Release were sections 7(a)(1) \n 52 \n \n and 19(a) \n 53 \n \n of the Securities Act and sections 12,\n 54 \n \n 13 \n 55 \n \n and 23(a)(1) \n 56 \n \n of the Exchange Act.\n 57 \n \n \n \n \n 52 \n 15 U.S.C. 77g(a)(1) (“section 7(a)(1)”).\n \n \n \n \n 53 \n 15 U.S.C. 77s(a) (“section 19(a)”).\n \n \n \n \n 54 \n 15 U.S.C. 78\n l \n (“section 12”).\n \n \n \n \n 55 \n 15 U.S.C. 78m (“section 13”).\n \n \n \n \n 56 \n 15 U.S.C. 78w(a)(1) (“section 23(a)(1)”).\n \n \n \n \n 57 \n The Adopting Release also cites sections 10 and 28 of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. 77j and 15 U.S"},{"title":"Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains a proposed regulation that clarifies, and provides a safe harbor for, a fiduciary's duty of prudence under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection with selecting designated investment alternatives for a participant-directed individual account plan, including asset allocation funds that include alternative assets. This proposal implements section 3(c) of President Trump's Executive Order 14330, Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors.","document_number":"2026-06178","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/31/2026-06178/fiduciary-duties-in-selecting-designated-investment-alternatives","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-31/pdf/2026-06178.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06178.pdf?1774901707","publication_date":"2026-03-31","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":"publicly available information—will rely on the security's market price as an unbiased assessment of the security's value in light of all public information.” (emphasis added)).\n \n \n \n Paragraph (j)(2) of the proposed regulation provides an example involving a designated investment alternative that contains some securities that trade daily on a public exchange (\n i.e., \n publicly-traded securities) and some securities for which there is not a generally recognized market (\n i.e., \n non-publicly-traded securities). The named fiduciary in this example receives"},{"title":"Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces 15-Business Day Filing Window for Cybersecurity Labeling Administrator and Lead Administrator Applications","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB or Bureau) announces a 15-business day filing window for applications from entities seeking designation as a Cybersecurity Labeling Administrator (CLA) and Lead Administrator and also adopt additional requirements for CLA and Lead Administrator applications as well as responsibilities that must be met by the selected Lead Administrator and CLAs. These requirements will provide additional guidance to administrator applicants and further implements the Commission's IoT labeling program.","document_number":"2024-23844","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/21/2024-23844/public-safety-and-homeland-security-bureau-announces-15-business-day-filing-window-for-cybersecurity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-21/pdf/2024-23844.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23844.pdf?1729255519","publication_date":"2024-10-21","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":"support national security and public safety.” We expect that creating, updating, and implementing a cybersecurity risk management plan will help protect each CLA and the Lead Administrator from serious national security threats. \n \n 31. We note that, under this approach, each entity has flexibility to structure its cybersecurity risk management plan in a manner that is tailored to its operations after consideration of a variety of factors, provided that the plan demonstrates that the entity is taking affirmative steps to analyze security risks and improve"},{"title":"Adjustments for Disaster-Recovery States to the Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Rates for Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid and Title IV-E Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, and Guardianship Assistance Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces the adjusted Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rates for the Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025 for disaster-recovery FMAP adjustment States made available under the Social Security Act (the \"Act\"), as enacted in section 2006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (\"Affordable Care Act\"). The Social Security Act adjusts the regular FMAP rate for qualifying states that have experienced a major, statewide disaster. The percentages listed are for Fiscal Year 2024, retroactively effective from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, and for Fiscal Year 2025, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. Table 1 gives the Fiscal Year 2024 Disaster-Recovery Adjusted FMAP Rates and Table 2 gives the Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster-Recovery Adjusted FMAP Rates.","document_number":"2024-27938","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/29/2024-27938/adjustments-for-disaster-recovery-states-to-the-fiscal-year-2024-and-fiscal-year-2025-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-29/pdf/2024-27938.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27938.pdf?1732715133","publication_date":"2024-11-29","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":"pursuant to section 1118 of the Act is 75 percent. Section 4725(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) (Pub. L. 105-33) amended section 1905(b) of the Act to provide that the FMAP for the District of Columbia, for purposes of titles XIX and XXI, shall be 70 percent. \n \n Section 1905(y) of the Act, as added by section 2001 of the Affordable Care Act, provides for a significant increase in the FMAP for medical assistance expenditures for newly eligible individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the Act, as added by the Affordable"},{"title":"Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to modify regulations governing applications for asylum and withholding of removal (asylum applications) and employment authorization based on a pending asylum application. The proposed rule would change filing and eligibility requirements for aliens requesting employment authorization and an employment authorization document (EAD) based on a pending asylum application. The changes include pausing acceptance of EAD applications from asylum applicants during periods when affirmative asylum average processing time exceeds 180 days, extending the waiting period to apply for employment authorization to 365 days, changing EAD application processing time requirements, and adding eligibility requirements.","document_number":"2026-03595","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03595/employment-authorization-reform-for-asylum-applicants","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-23/pdf/2026-03595.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03595.pdf?1771595129","publication_date":"2026-02-23","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"}],"excerpts":"amendments is found in various sections of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1101 \n et seq., \n and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA), Public Law 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (codified in part at 6 U.S.C. 101 \n et seq. \n ). General authority for issuing this proposed rule is found in section 103(a) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1103(a), which authorizes the Secretary to administer and enforce the immigration and nationality laws and establish such regulations as the Secretary deems necessary for carrying out such authority, as well as section 102 of the HSA, 6 U.S.C. 112"},{"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":"national security threats. For purposes of the \n Order, \n the term “prohibited entity” means any of the following:\n \n • Entities identified on the FCC's Covered List; \n • Entities identified by any of the following sources: \n • Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List; \n • BIS Military End-User List; \n • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List; \n • Section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (Section 5949 List"},{"title":"Registered Offering Reform","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is proposing amendments that are intended to facilitate capital formation in the public securities markets. Specifically, the proposed amendments would make Form S-3 and the ability to conduct shelf offerings available to significantly more issuers, extend certain benefits currently reserved for \"well-known seasoned issuers\" to a broader set of issuers, and modernize Form S-1 by expanding the ability to incorporate information by reference into that form. The proposed amendments also would make conforming changes to the registration, communication, and offering process for certain business development companies and registered closed-end investment companies that register securities on Form N-2. We also are proposing to amend the communication rules to permit broad-based advertising for certain insurance products. In addition, we are proposing certain other amendments that are intended to modernize certain rules. Finally, to mitigate the costs and complexity of conducting a registered offering, the proposed amendments would preempt State securities law registration and qualification requirements for all registered offerings.","document_number":"2026-10373","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10373/registered-offering-reform","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10373.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10373.pdf?1779453911","publication_date":"2026-05-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":" resales of outstanding securities can be registered on Form S-3 if the securities are listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the automated quotation system of a national securities association.\n 64 \n \n \n \n \n 64 \n The reference in General Instruction I.B.3 to securities being “quoted on the automated quotation system of a national securities association” is a reference to The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) before Nasdaq became a national securities exchange. Because Nasdaq is now a national securities exchange, this language"},{"title":"Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (\"SBA\" or \"Agency\") is proposing to modify or remove from the Code of Federal Regulations (\"CFR\") regulations that are obsolete, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessarily impede the licensing of small business investment companies (\"SBICs\"). Many of the regulations SBA is proposing to remove apply to the repealed Section 301(d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, and certain other types of SBICs that SBA no longer licenses, such as Participating Securities SBICs and Early Stage SBICs. The removal of these regulations will assist the public by simplifying SBA's regulations in the CFR. In addition, SBA is proposing to amend its regulations applicable to subsequent fund applicants in order to streamline the licensing process for such applicants. SBA also seeks to remove certain barriers to investments in critical mineral extraction and processing and designated critical technologies. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a summary of this rule may be found https://www.regulations.gov.","document_number":"2025-12584","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/07/2025-12584/small-business-investment-company-sbic-regulatory-amendments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-07/pdf/2025-12584.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12584.pdf?1751546717","publication_date":"2025-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"This regulation addresses the maximum amount of Participating Securities an SBIC may issue. As discussed above, since October 1, 2004, SBA has not been able to issue new commitments for Participating Securities. Because this section is no longer necessary, SBA proposes to remove it. \n P. Sections 107.1400—107.1450 Preferred Securities Leverage—Section 301(d) Licensees \n \n Sections 107.1400 through 107.1450 currently address Subsidized Leverage for Section 301(d) Licensees. No Section 301(d) Licensee currently has any form \n \n of Subsidized Leverage"},{"title":"Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons for October 1, 2026, Through September 30, 2027","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP), Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (eFMAP), and disaster-recovery FMAP adjustments for fiscal year 2027 have been calculated pursuant to the Social Security Act (the Act). These percentages will be effective from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. This notice announces the calculated FMAP rates, in accordance with the Act, that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will use in determining the amount of Federal matching for state medical assistance (Medicaid), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Funds, Child Support collections, Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund, Title IV-E Foster Care Maintenance payments, Adoption Assistance payments and Kinship Guardianship Assistance payments, and the eFMAP rates for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expenditures. Table 1 gives figures for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This notice reminds states of adjustments available for states meeting requirements for disproportionate employer pension or insurance fund contributions and adjustments for disaster recovery. At this time, no state qualifies for such adjustments, and territories are not eligible.","document_number":"2025-21332","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21332/federal-financial-participation-in-state-assistance-expenditures-federal-matching-shares-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21332.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21332.pdf?1764164713","publication_date":"2025-11-28","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":"other programs pursuant to section 1118 of the Act is 75 percent. Section 4725(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-33) amended section 1905(b) to provide that the FMAP for the District of Columbia, for purposes of titles XIX and XXI, shall be 70 percent. For the District of Columbia, we note under Table 1 that other rates may apply in certain other programs. The rates for the states, the District of Columbia, and the territories are set out in Table 1, Column 1. \n Section 1905(y) of the Act, as added by section 2001(a)(3) of the Patient"},{"title":"Semiannual Reporting","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is proposing amendments to allow companies to file semiannual reports on new Form 10-S in lieu of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q to meet their interim reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\"). The Commission is also proposing changes to the financial statement requirements of Regulation S-X to facilitate semiannual reporting and to simplify rules regarding the age of financial statements.","document_number":"2026-09095","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/07/2026-09095/semiannual-reporting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-07/pdf/2026-09095.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09095.pdf?1778071532","publication_date":"2026-05-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"and Exchange Act Section 18.\n 66 \n \n \n \n \n 66 \n Securities Act Section 11 provides for liability for an untrue statement of a material fact in a Securities Act registration statement and for an omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Many public companies commonly make registered offerings of securities and thus are subject to potential Section 11 liability. Exchange Act Section 18 provides for liability for a false or misleading statement with respect to a material"},{"title":"Prohibition of Remote Dispatching","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"FAA proposes to amend its regulations for domestic, flag, and supplemental operators to prohibit dispatch and flight following activities outside of locations designated as dispatch or flight following centers except in emergencies that render a dispatch or flight following center inoperable. FAA also proposes to reorganize certain sections of the regulations for clarity. The rule is required by section 420 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.","document_number":"2026-10293","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/22/2026-10293/prohibition-of-remote-dispatching","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-22/pdf/2026-10293.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10293.pdf?1779367513","publication_date":"2026-05-22","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":"(“the Act”), section 420, Prohibition of Remote Dispatching, and to conform dispatch center regulations with statutory amendments. Section 420 amended title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.) in two sections. First, it added a new paragraph (10) to section 44711(a) prohibiting an aircraft dispatcher from working outside of a physical location designated as a dispatching center or flight following center of an air carrier except as provided in section 44747.\n 1 \n Second, section 420 added a new section 44748 to 49 U.S.C. This section, titled Aircraft"},{"title":"Strengthening the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule amends the regulations governing the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program (\"Section 184 Program\") to strengthen the program by clarifying rules for stakeholders. As the program has experienced an increase in demand, it is necessary that HUD update the Section 184 Program implementing regulations to minimize potential risk and increase program participation by financial institutions. This final rule adds participation and eligibility requirements for Lender Applicants, Direct Guarantee Lenders, Non- Direct Guarantee Lenders, Holders and Servicers and other financial institutions. This final rule clarifies the rules governing Tribal participation in the program, establishes underwriting requirements, specifies rules on the closing and endorsement process, establishes stronger and clearer servicing requirements, establishes program rules governing claims submitted by Servicers and paid by HUD, and adds standards governing monitoring, reporting, sanctions, and appeals. This final rule adds new definitions and makes statutory conforming amendments, including the categorical exclusion of the Section 184 Program in HUD's environmental review regulations. Ultimately, the changes made by this final rule promote program sustainability, increase Borrower protections, and provide clarity for new and existing Lenders who participate in the program. This final rule follows the publication of a proposed rule on December 21, 2022, and takes into consideration the comments received in response to that proposed rule and during the Tribal consultations.","document_number":"2024-05515","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/20/2024-05515/strengthening-the-section-184-indian-housing-loan-guarantee-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-20/pdf/2024-05515.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05515.pdf?1710852313","publication_date":"2024-03-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","name":"Housing and Urban Development Department","id":228,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/housing-and-urban-development-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/228","parent_id":null,"slug":"housing-and-urban-development-department"}],"excerpts":"either § 1005.401(a) or (c) should be amended to clarify that eligible Borrowers with a Section 184 loan on their principal residence may sign as a non-occupant, co-Borrower on a separate Section 184 loan, provided they meet all loan qualifications with the additional loan. The commenter noted that § 1005.401(a) only limits eligible Borrowers to one Section 184 loan at a time, and that paragraph (c) of this section allows a non-occupant co-Borrower on Section 184 loans. The commenter further noted that often, when a non-occupant co-Borrower is included"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing departmentwide system of records, \"Federal Advisory Committee Membership Files,\" System No. 09-90-0059. The modifications include, among other things, adding records about any prospective guest speakers at Federal advisory committee meetings who disclose financial interests and professional relationships related to the matter they will be speaking on, and changing the name of the system of records to \"Federal Advisory Committee/Subgroup Member, Subscriber/Registrant, and Guest Speaker Records.\"","document_number":"2024-30782","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/26/2024-30782/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-26/pdf/2024-30782.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30782.pdf?1734961538","publication_date":"2024-12-26","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":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"Purpose(s) section now states purposes for which records about the three new categories of individuals (working group/subcommittee members, meeting registrants, and guest speakers) and one existing category (subscribers) are used; and also describes additional purposes for which records about the other existing category (committee members) are used, \n i.e., \n to ensure that members are qualified and committees are balanced and diverse, and to communicate with the members.\n \n • The Categories of Individuals and Categories of Records sections have been"},{"title":"Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-12910","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12910/ushering-in-the-next-frontier-of-quantum-innovation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12910.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12910.pdf?1782314107","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"expertise are made available to support the QC-ADDS Effort to the extent practicable, and shall deploy these resources towards exploration of quantum-computer-enabled capabilities for commercial, government, and national security applications. Additionally, the APST shall coordinate with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), and the heads of other relevant agencies to identify additional actions to enhance the QC-ADDS Effort.\n \n (c) Within 90 days of the date"},{"title":"Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule proposes to implement the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing Model (\"GLOBE Model\"), a new Medicare payment model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act (the Act). The GLOBE Model would test whether a payment model that uses an alternative method for calculating Part B inflation rebate amounts for certain separately payable Part B drugs and biologicals products reduces costs for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries and the Medicare program while preserving quality of care.","document_number":"2025-23702","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/23/2025-23702/global-benchmark-for-efficient-drug-pricing-globe-model","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-23/pdf/2025-23702.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23702.pdf?1766178910","publication_date":"2025-12-23","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":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"a physicians' service which are not usually self-administered by the patient (section 1861(s)(2)(A) and (B) of the Act), drugs administered via a covered item of durable medical equipment (DME) (section 1861(s)(6) of the Act), and drugs specified by statute (for example, vaccines (section 1861(s)(10)(A) and (B) of the Act), oral cancer drugs (section 1861(s)(2)(Q) of the Act), oral antiemetics (section 1861(s)(2)(T) of the Act), and immunosuppressive therapy (section 1861(s)(2)(J) of the Act)). \n Many drugs payable under Medicare Part B are administered"},{"title":"Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") proposes amendments to streamline filer statuses for Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") reporting companies into two primary categories: large accelerated filers and non-accelerated filers. The Commission further proposes to raise the threshold and seasoning requirements for large accelerated filer status and extend certain existing accommodations and scaled disclosures, including those for smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies, to all non-accelerated filers, while continuing to require compliance with non-scaled disclosure from large accelerated filers. The Commission also proposes to extend the deadlines to file periodic reports for the smallest non-accelerated filers, as measured by total assets. Finally, the Commission also proposes to update the rules that define which issuers are considered small entities for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (\"RFA\").","document_number":"2026-10222","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/21/2026-10222/enhancement-of-emerging-growth-company-accommodations-and-simplification-of-filer-status-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-21/pdf/2026-10222.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10222.pdf?1779281120","publication_date":"2026-05-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"post-distribution trading in the secondary markets. This is accomplished primarily by sections 12,\n 8 \n \n 13(a),\n 9 \n \n and 15(d) \n 10 \n \n of the Exchange Act, which impose periodic and current reporting requirements on companies: \n \n with exchange-listed securities (section 12(b)); with widely held classes of equity securities (section 12(g)); or that have completed a public offering registered under the Securities Act (section 15(d)).\n 11 \n \n These registrants \n 12 \n \n must file reports prescribed by the Commission, which generally include annual reports on Form"}]}