{"description":"Documents matching 'security changes compliance part contracting'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=security+changes+compliance+part+contracting&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Joint Request for Comment on Further Definition of “Swap” and “Security-Based Swap” and on Alternative Compliance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"CFTC\") and the Securities and Exchange Commission (\"SEC\") (together, the \"Commissions\") request public comment on potential ways to draw clearer regulatory lines with respect to innovative products that may implicate both SEC and CFTC regulatory interests. The Commissions also request public comment on potential approaches to enable alternative compliance.","document_number":"2026-12743","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12743/joint-request-for-comment-on-further-definition-of-swap-and-security-based-swap-and-on-alternative","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12743.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12743.pdf?1782218724","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"},{"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":"exclusions for: any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any <span class=\"match\">security</span>, certificate of deposit, or group or index of <span class=\"match\">securities</span>, including any interest therein or based on the value thereof, that is subject to the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act of 1933 (“<span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act”) and the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”); \n 10 \n \n any note, bond, or evidence of indebtedness that is a <span class=\"match\">security</span>; \n 11 \n \n <span class=\"match\">security</span> forwards intended to be physically settled; \n 12 \n \n futures; \n 13 \n \n <span class=\"match\">security</span> futures products; \n 14 \n \n and SBS.\n 15 \n \n Thus, by statute, these"},{"title":"Extension of Compliance Dates for Electronic Submission of Certain Materials Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Amendments Regarding the FOCUS Report","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is extending by twelve months the compliance dates for certain of the rule amendments the Commission adopted on December 16, 2024, regarding the electronic submission of certain materials under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") and amendments to the FOCUS Report (Form X-17A-5), a periodic financial and operational report filed by broker-dealers and security-based swap dealers.","document_number":"2025-17402","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/10/2025-17402/extension-of-compliance-dates-for-electronic-submission-of-certain-materials-under-the-securities","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-10/pdf/2025-17402.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17402.pdf?1757421916","publication_date":"2025-09-10","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":"comply with the Commission's requirements. Firms must begin preparing for these <span class=\"match\">changes</span> well in advance of the applicable <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date in order to be fully in <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> by that date. As a result, some firms may incur operational costs in order to meet the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates in the Adopting Release, including purchasing software and making staffing <span class=\"match\">changes</span> or entering <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> with third-party service providers.\n 26 \n \n Providing immediate certainty that these <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates are extended is therefore needed to allow firms to avoid incurring unnecessary"},{"title":"Request for Comment on the Extension of Standard Futures Contracts to 24/7 Trading and on Perpetual Contracts Referencing Physically Delivered or Storable Energy Commodities","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is requesting public comment on two distinct but related matters arising from recent developments in energy derivatives markets. The first is the extension of standard futures contracts to 24/7 trading, without any change to the contracts' fixed expiration, delivery, or settlement terms. The second is the listing of perpetual contracts that reference physically delivered or storable energy commodities, such as crude oil. The Commission seeks comment on the implications of each matter for the reliability and manipulation-resistance of reference prices, market surveillance and operational readiness, the federal speculative position-limits regime, margin, clearing, and settlement, customer protection, and effects on the underlying physical markets and the commercial participants that rely on them.","document_number":"2026-12784","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12784/request-for-comment-on-the-extension-of-standard-futures-contracts-to-247-trading-and-on-perpetual","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12784.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12784.pdf?1782305111","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"an order permitting a DCM to list, as a futures <span class=\"match\">contract</span>, a perpetual <span class=\"match\">contract</span> referencing the spot price of bitcoin (the “Order”) and contemporaneously issued the Policy Statement Concerning the Listing of Perpetual <span class=\"match\">Contracts</span>, 91 FR 33160 (June 3, 2026) (the “Policy Statement”). The Order's analysis was expressly limited to that <span class=\"match\">contract</span> and to similarly structured perpetual <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> referencing digital commodities with deep, active, and continuous spot-market trading, and rested in substantial <span class=\"match\">part</span> on characteristics of the bitcoin spot market—its"},{"title":"Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule revises the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), and Medicare cost plan regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, drug coverage, enrollment processes, special needs plans, and other programmatic areas.","document_number":"2026-06600","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/06/2026-06600/medicare-program-contract-year-2027-and-certain-contract-year-2026-policy-and-technical-changes-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-06/pdf/2026-06600.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06600.pdf?1775160908","publication_date":"2026-04-06","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":"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":"and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 \n A. Medicare <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D Redesign \n 1. Background \n Section 11201 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) made significant <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D benefit design that affect the structure of the <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D benefit and the payment obligations of enrollees, <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D plan sponsors, manufacturers, and CMS. Several of the <span class=\"match\">changes</span> made by section 11201 of the IRA took effect before the <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> Year 2027 proposed rule and other <span class=\"match\">changes</span> went into effect in 2026, as described later. \n \n Section 11201(f) of"},{"title":"Proposed Renewal of Information Collection Request; U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Recordkeeping Requirements-38 U.S.C. 4212 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre- clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew the following information collection: \"Recordkeeping Requirements--38 U.S.C. 4212 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, As Amended\" (OMB Control No. 1250-0004). The current OMB approval for this information collection expires on April 30, 2026.","document_number":"2026-00047","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/07/2026-00047/proposed-renewal-of-information-collection-request-us-department-of-labor-office-of-federal-contract","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-07/pdf/2026-00047.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00047.pdf?1767707108","publication_date":"2026-01-07","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":"Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs","name":"Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office","id":162,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-contract-compliance-programs-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/162","parent_id":271,"slug":"federal-contract-compliance-programs-office"}],"excerpts":"to enforce VEVRAA. OFCCP has updated the number of respondents, responses, forms, and burden hours from the previous information collection request. \n \n Agency: \n Office of Federal <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Programs.\n \n \n Type of Review: \n Renewal of a currently approved collection.\n \n \n Title of Collection: \n U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Programs Recordkeeping Requirements—38 U.S.C. 4212 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, As Amended.\n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 1250-0004.\n \n \n Affected Public:"},{"title":"Proposed Revision of Information Collection Request; U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Recordkeeping Requirements-29 U.S.C. 793 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended (OMB Control No. 1250-0005)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is soliciting comments on its information collection for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, As Amended.","document_number":"2025-16258","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/25/2025-16258/proposed-revision-of-information-collection-request-us-department-of-labor-office-of-federal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-25/pdf/2025-16258.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16258.pdf?1755866733","publication_date":"2025-08-25","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":"Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs","name":"Federal Contract Compliance Programs Office","id":162,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-contract-compliance-programs-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/162","parent_id":271,"slug":"federal-contract-compliance-programs-office"}],"excerpts":"the agency were to adopt the proposed <span class=\"match\">changes</span> described above. OFCCP has updated the number of respondents, responses, forms, and burden hours from the previous information collection request. OFCCP has also updated the operating and maintenance burden costs associated with the proposed <span class=\"match\">changes</span>. \n \n Agency: \n Office of Federal <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Programs.\n \n \n Type of Review: \n Revision of a currently approved collection.\n \n \n Title of Collection: \n U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Programs Recordkeeping Requirements—29"},{"title":"Joint Request for Comment on Swap and Security-Based Swap Data Reporting","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"CFTC\") and the Securities and Exchange Commission (\"SEC\") (together, the \"Commissions\") request public comment on potential changes to the design, scope, and structure of swap and security-based swap data reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-12742","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12742/joint-request-for-comment-on-swap-and-security-based-swap-data-reporting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12742.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12742.pdf?1782218724","publication_date":"2026-06-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"},{"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":"1a(18)). The definition of the term “eligible <span class=\"match\">contract</span> participant” in the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act of 1933 (“<span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act”) refers to the definition of “eligible <span class=\"match\">contract</span> participant” in the CEA. \n See \n section 5(e) of the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act, 15 U.S.C. 77e(e). The CFTC and SEC have adopted final rules further defining the term “eligible <span class=\"match\">contract</span> participant.” \n See \n Further Definition of “Swap Dealer,” “<span class=\"match\">Security</span>-Based Swap Dealer,” “Major Swap Participant,” “Major <span class=\"match\">Security</span>-Based Swap Participant” and “Eligible <span class=\"match\">Contract</span> Participant,” Release No. 34-66868 (Apr."},{"title":"Data Reporting Requirements for Certain Event Contracts","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (\"Commission\" or \"CFTC\") is proposing revisions to the Commission's regulations that would set forth an alternate framework for reporting of data for certain fully collateralized event contracts (the \"Proposal\"). These revisions would require certain reporting markets, futures commission merchants, clearing members, and foreign brokers to report certain event contracts pursuant to the regulations in parts 15 through 18 rather than the reporting regulations contained in certain sections of parts 38, 39, 43 and 45.","document_number":"2026-13239","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/01/2026-13239/data-reporting-requirements-for-certain-event-contracts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-01/pdf/2026-13239.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13239.pdf?1782823511","publication_date":"2026-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION","name":"Commodity Futures Trading Commission","id":77,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commodity-futures-trading-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/77","parent_id":null,"slug":"commodity-futures-trading-commission"}],"excerpts":"on their underlying events, certain event <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> may be <span class=\"match\">security</span>-based swaps or other instruments subject to the jurisdiction of the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), however, and this Proposal is applicable to only those event <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> solely within the CFTC's jurisdiction.\n 9 \n \n \n \n \n 4 \n  A <span class=\"match\">contract</span> with a binary payout structure results, at settlement, in the payment of an absolute amount to the holder of one side of the event <span class=\"match\">contract</span> and no payment to the counterparty, while a <span class=\"match\">contract</span> with a variable payout structure can result"},{"title":"Marketable Treasury Securities Redemption Operations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing in final form amendments to the terms and conditions for marketable Treasury securities redemption (buyback) operations. These amendments reflect expanded direct offer submission eligibility, update the certification statements to participate in buyback operations, enhance clarity, and make conforming changes to several sections of the buyback regulations to reflect Treasury's current practices.","document_number":"2026-06070","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/30/2026-06070/marketable-treasury-securities-redemption-operations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-30/pdf/2026-06070.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06070.pdf?1774615516","publication_date":"2026-03-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Fiscal Service","name":"Fiscal Service","id":585,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fiscal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/585","parent_id":497,"slug":"fiscal-service"}],"excerpts":"redemption amount specified in the redemption operation announcement; \n (3) Add to, <span class=\"match\">change</span>, or waive any provision of this <span class=\"match\">part</span>; or \n (4) <span class=\"match\">Change</span> the terms and conditions of a redemption operation. \n (b) Our decisions under this <span class=\"match\">part</span> are final. We will provide a public notice if we <span class=\"match\">change</span> any redemption operation provision, term, or condition. \n \n \n § 375.31 \n \n \n (a) \n General. \n If a person or entity fails to comply with any of the redemption operation rules in this <span class=\"match\">part</span>, we will consider the circumstances and take what we deem to be appropriate action"},{"title":"Tanker Security Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule implements the Tanker Security Program (TSP) and makes certain changes to the TSP interim final rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022, in response to public comments received on the IFR, feedback from stakeholders, and MARAD's own experience during initial program administration. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to establish TSP, comprised of a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels of the United States. The TSP Fleet is intended to meet national defense and other security requirements and maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping. TSP supports the United States maritime industries and workforce to promote national security and economic resilience.","document_number":"2026-12547","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12547/tanker-security-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12547.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12547.pdf?1782132312","publication_date":"2026-06-23","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":"Maritime Administration","name":"Maritime Administration","id":282,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/maritime-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/282","parent_id":492,"slug":"maritime-administration"}],"excerpts":"union, etc.). For information on DOT's <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the Privacy Act, please visit \n https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. \n \n \n List of Subjects 46 CFR <span class=\"match\">Part</span> 294 \n Maritime carriers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. \n \n \n For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Maritime Administration adopts the interim rule adding 46 CFR <span class=\"match\">part</span> 294, which was published at 87 FR 74977 on December 7, 2022, as final with the following <span class=\"match\">changes</span>: \n 1. <span class=\"match\">Part</span> 294 is revised to read as follows: \n \n <span class=\"match\">PART</span> 294—TANKER <span class=\"match\">SECURITY</span> PROGRAM (TSP) \n \n \n Subpart A—Introduction"},{"title":"Clarifying Delivery to a Common or Contract Carrier When Transporting Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to clarify that, for purposes of the Gun Control Act of 1968, a person who travels aboard a common or contract carrier while in possession of a firearm or ammunition is not considered to have \"delivered\" or \"caused to be delivered\" said firearm or ammunition to the common or contract carrier, provided that the person possesses and maintains direct control over the firearm or ammunition for the duration of the trip.","document_number":"2026-08917","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08917/clarifying-delivery-to-a-common-or-contract-carrier-when-transporting-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08917.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08917.pdf?1777985128","publication_date":"2026-05-06","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":"1140-AA84).\n \n \n List of Subjects in 27 CFR <span class=\"match\">Part</span> 478 \n Administrative practice and procedure, Arms and munitions, Exports, Freight, Imports, Intergovernmental relations, Law enforcement officers, Military personnel, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Research, Seizures and forfeitures, Transportation. \n \n For the reasons discussed in the preamble, ATF proposes to amend 27 CFR <span class=\"match\">part</span> 478 as follows: \n \n <span class=\"match\">PART</span> 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION \n \n 1. The authority citation for 27 CFR <span class=\"match\">part</span> 478 continues to read as follows: \n \n Authority:"},{"title":"Marketable Treasury Securities Redemption Operations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) proposes to amend the terms and conditions for marketable Treasury securities redemption (buyback) operations. These proposed amendments reflect expanded direct offer submission eligibility, update the certification statements to participate in buyback operations, enhance clarity, and make conforming changes to several sections of the buyback regulations to reflect Treasury's current practices.","document_number":"2026-00598","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00598/marketable-treasury-securities-redemption-operations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00598.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00598.pdf?1768311925","publication_date":"2026-01-14","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":"Fiscal Service","name":"Fiscal Service","id":585,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fiscal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/585","parent_id":497,"slug":"fiscal-service"}],"excerpts":"redemption amount specified in the redemption operation announcement; \n (3) Add to, <span class=\"match\">change</span>, or waive any provision of this <span class=\"match\">part</span>; or \n (4) <span class=\"match\">Change</span> the terms and conditions of a redemption operation. \n (b) Our decisions under this <span class=\"match\">part</span> are final. We will provide a public notice if we <span class=\"match\">change</span> any redemption operation provision, term or condition. \n \n \n § 375.31 \n \n \n (a) \n General. \n If a person or entity fails to comply with any of the redemption operation rules in this <span class=\"match\">part</span>, we will consider the circumstances and take what we deem to be appropriate action"},{"title":"Third Party Contracting Guidance","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has made available on its website the final updated Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular (C 4220.1G). The updated circular reflects statutory and regulatory changes that have occurred since the last update, provides additional non-binding guidance, and supersedes the previous Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular C 4220.1F. This notice responds to the comments FTA received on the proposed circular, which was published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2024.","document_number":"2025-00992","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00992/third-party-contracting-guidance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00992.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00992.pdf?1736948748","publication_date":"2025-01-16","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 Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":" FTA disagrees that the term is ambiguous and declines to make a <span class=\"match\">change</span>. The phrase recognizes the broad discretion recipients have to design and form <span class=\"match\">contracts</span>. Furthermore, the statement that recipients should take care to include <span class=\"match\">contract</span> terms that form a sound and complete agreement is advisory. It is not intended to create criteria by which FTA will inspect recipients' <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> for Federal <span class=\"match\">compliance</span>.\n \n \n Comment: \n A consulting firm noted that the term “Industry <span class=\"match\">Contract</span>” is unclear and should either be redefined or removed altogether."},{"title":"Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), and Medicare cost plan regulations to implement changes related to Star Ratings, marketing and communications, drug coverage, enrollment processes, special needs plans, and other programmatic areas.","document_number":"2025-21456","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21456/medicare-program-contract-year-2027-policy-and-technical-changes-to-the-medicare-advantage-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21456.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21456.pdf?1764105313","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":"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":"Manufacturer Discount Program.\n \n \n \n 3 \n  \n https://www.cms.gov/files/document/final-cy-2025-<span class=\"match\">part</span>-d-redesign-program-instructions.pdf. \n \n \n \n On April 7, 2025, we issued the Final CY 2026 <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D Redesign Program Instructions which described <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D benefit for CY 2026.\n 4 \n \n In these program instructions, we implemented further <span class=\"match\">changes</span> made by the IRA to the <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D benefit that go into effect in CY 2026, including certain <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the <span class=\"match\">Part</span> D benefit that relate to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program that also was established"},{"title":"Trichloroethylene; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extension","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking interim final action on the Regulation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise certain compliance deadlines finalized in 2024. Specifically, EPA is amending the prohibition compliance date for the use of TCE as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel, with corresponding changes to the compliance dates for the manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of TCE to support such use, to a prohibition on September 15, 2028. EPA is also amending the prohibition compliance date for the disposal of TCE to wastewater by processors of TCE and processors and industrial and commercial users of TCE as a processing aid, to begin on December 18, 2026. EPA is also amending the compliance deadline for downstream notification, and the text required to be present in Safety Data Sheets, to accurately reflect the new prohibition compliance deadline for TCE used as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel. EPA is amending this compliance deadline to allow for 90 days after the publication of the final rule for manufacturers, processors, and distributors in commerce of TCE to make such a change. These revisions are necessary to address new information presented to EPA about inadvertent oversights in the original rulemaking and serious concerns that the facilities at issue will be unable to comply with the relevant requirements by the existing deadlines. EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this interim final rule and will consider all comments received in determining whether amendments to this rule are appropriate after the conclusion of the comment period.","document_number":"2025-17948","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/17/2025-17948/trichloroethylene-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-17/pdf/2025-17948.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17948.pdf?1757967310","publication_date":"2025-09-17","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":"Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise certain <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> deadlines finalized in 2024. Specifically, EPA is amending the prohibition <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for the use of TCE as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel, with corresponding <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> dates for the manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of TCE to support such use, to a prohibition on September 15, 2028. EPA is also amending the prohibition <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> date for the disposal of TCE to wastewater by processors of TCE and processors"},{"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":"Safeguarding of National <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Information and Restricted Data. \n The NRC is proposing to revise 10 CFR <span class=\"match\">part</span> 95, “Facility <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Clearance and Safeguarding of National <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Information and Restricted Data,” to remove requirements that are duplicative and to ensure alignment with 32 CFR <span class=\"match\">part</span> 117, “National Industrial <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).” These <span class=\"match\">changes</span> would provide references to the applicable provisions of 32 CFR <span class=\"match\">part</span> 117 for implementation of the National Industrial <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Program.\n \n C. Costs and Benefits \n \n The NRC"},{"title":"Staff Report on the Definitions of “Security-Based Swap Dealer” and “Major Security-Based Swap Participant”","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission directed staff to prepare and is now publishing a report examining the effect and application of the definitions of \"security-based swap dealer\" and \"major security-based swap participant.\" Those definitions include an exception from designation as a security-based swap dealer for an entity that engages in a de minimis quantity of security-based swap dealing, as well as separate thresholds below which an entity would not become a major security-based swap participant. As provided in the Commission's rules, nine months after publication of this report and after considering any public comments received, the Commission may by order either terminate the phase-in period for the de minimis thresholds, thereby allowing thresholds of $3 billion for credit default swaps that constitute security-based swaps and $150 million for non-credit default swaps that constitute security-based swaps to take effect and replace the current phase-in thresholds of $8 billion and $400 million, respectively, or propose different thresholds through rulemaking; however, the Commission has issued an order providing a temporary exemption that has the effect of continuing to apply the phase-in thresholds of $8 billion and $400 million until May 8, 2028. The public is invited to comment on all aspects of this report, which may inform the Commission's consideration of potential changes to the de minimis exception and the rules further defining the terms \"security-based swap dealer\" and \"major security-based swap participant.\"","document_number":"2026-08558","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/04/2026-08558/staff-report-on-the-definitions-of-security-based-swap-dealer-and-major-security-based-swap","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-04/pdf/2026-08558.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08558.pdf?1777639507","publication_date":"2026-05-04","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":"for comment. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> and Exchange Commission directed staff to prepare and is now publishing a report examining the effect and application of the definitions of “<span class=\"match\">security</span>-based swap dealer” and “major <span class=\"match\">security</span>-based swap participant.” Those definitions include an exception from designation as a <span class=\"match\">security</span>-based swap dealer for an entity that engages in a de minimis quantity of <span class=\"match\">security</span>-based swap dealing, as well as separate thresholds below which an entity would not become a major <span class=\"match\">security</span>-based swap participant. As provided"},{"title":"Updated Terminology for State Housing Agency Housing Assistance Payments Contracts","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule revises HUD's regulations for Housing Assistance Payments contracts that were initially issued and administered by a State Housing Finance Agency. This final rule clarifies the meaning of the terms \"HFA (Housing Finance Agency)\" and \"State Agency (Agency)\" when HUD either assumes contract administration responsibilities or assigns the contract administration responsibilities to a Performance-Based Contract Administrator. This final rule also clarifies how reserve accounts may be transferred following assumption of contract administration duties by a new party. These regulatory changes conform with longstanding HUD policy and practice. This final rule adopts HUD's July 17, 2024, proposed rule without change.","document_number":"2024-28297","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/04/2024-28297/updated-terminology-for-state-housing-agency-housing-assistance-payments-contracts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-04/pdf/2024-28297.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28297.pdf?1733233521","publication_date":"2024-12-04","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":"of expiring HAP <span class=\"match\">Contracts</span>, including <span class=\"match\">Part</span> 883 HAP <span class=\"match\">Contracts</span>, by assigning administration and servicing tasks to PBCAs, which qualify as PHAs under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and act in accordance with an ACC that sets forth requirements and performance-based incentive standards. As <span class=\"match\">Part</span> 883 HAP <span class=\"match\">Contracts</span> expired, HUD began terminating ACCs with the HFAs of the expiring <span class=\"match\">Part</span> 883 HAP <span class=\"match\">Contracts</span>, with HUD then either taking over administration of the <span class=\"match\">Part</span> 883 HAP <span class=\"match\">Contracts</span> itself or assigning administration of the <span class=\"match\">contracts</span> to PBCAs. Relevant"},{"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":"Inconsistent \n D. It Is Reasonable and Appropriate To Strengthen the <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Rule To Address the <span class=\"match\">Changes</span> in the Health Care Environment and Clarify the <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span> Obligations of Regulated Entities \n \n 1. Congress and the Department Anticipated That <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Standards \n \n Safeguards Would Evolve To Address <span class=\"match\">Changes</span> in the Health Care Environment\n \n 2. NCVHS Believes That the <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Standards Evolve To Address <span class=\"match\">Changes</span> in the Health Care Environment \n 3. A Strengthened <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Rule Would Continue To Be Flexible and Scalable While Providing Regulated"},{"title":"Protecting Against National Security Threats in Domestic Telecommunications Service","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 116-124, 134 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. 1601-1609)) mandates that the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) publish and maintain a list of communications equipment and services (i.e., the Covered List) that have been determined by agencies with national security responsibilities to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of U.S. persons. In this document, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to exclude entities identified on the \"Covered List\" from providing domestic interstate telecommunications services pursuant to blanket authority under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 214). The NPRM also seeks comment on other potential exclusions from blanket authority under section 214 and other related measures.","document_number":"2026-09190","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09190/protecting-against-national-security-threats-in-domestic-telecommunications-service","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09190.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09190.pdf?1778157919","publication_date":"2026-05-08","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":"the grant of blanket domestic section 214 authority to provide interstate telecommunications is necessary given prior determinations by the national <span class=\"match\">security</span> agencies that some of the equipment and/or services provided by the named entities pose “an unacceptable risk to the national <span class=\"match\">security</span> of the United States or the <span class=\"match\">security</span> and safety of United States persons,” and that similar national <span class=\"match\">security</span> concerns exist with regard to these entities providing interstate telecommunications services. We observe that section 214 generally addresses only common"}]}