{"description":"Documents matching 'security necessary effectively promote integrity'","count":5602,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=security+necessary+effectively+promote+integrity&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts measures to strengthen national security and encourage reciprocity in testing and certification. The FCC creates a fast-track priority review process for devices subject to Pre-Approval Guidance (PAG) for applications tested in Trusted Test Labs. Also, updates post-market surveillance and enforcement procedures, and establishes confidential reporting channels for industry participants to raise concerns about violations or national security threats. Lastly, directs development of a consolidated list of prohibited entities to streamline applicant screening and aligns ownership reporting timelines for publicly traded companies with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requirements.","document_number":"2026-09822","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09822/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-15/pdf/2026-09822.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09822.pdf?1778762728","publication_date":"2026-05-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"continues its efforts to strengthen the <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> and <span class=\"match\">security</span> of the Equipment Authorization Program. Building on the foundation established in the \n First EA <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Report and Order, \n 90 FR 38045 (August 7, 2025), this action addresses emerging national <span class=\"match\">security</span> risks and supply chain vulnerabilities by refining the Commission's rules governing Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs), test laboratories, and laboratory accreditation bodies.\n \n \n The Commission adopts measures to strengthen national <span class=\"match\">security</span> and incentivize domestic testing"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) issues a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to cease recognition of test labs, Testing Certification Bodies (TCBs), and laboratory accreditation bodies in non-MRA or trade agreement participants (i.e., non-Reciprocal Territories). The Commission also seeks comment on modernizing data analytics capabilities, and explores additional measures to protect intellectual property and national security.","document_number":"2026-09821","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/15/2026-09821/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-15/pdf/2026-09821.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09821.pdf?1778762727","publication_date":"2026-05-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"would <span class=\"match\">promote</span> the trustworthiness and <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of the FCC's equipment authorization process. Would such a policy play an important role in <span class=\"match\">promoting</span> national <span class=\"match\">security</span>, reciprocity in international commerce in RF devices, and/or <span class=\"match\">promoting</span> the American and Reciprocal Economy test lab, TCB, and laboratory accreditation body industry? \n \n Are there other reasons that the Commission should or should not adopt these rules or any refinement of these proposed rules the Commission should consider? The Commission notes that its rules already <span class=\"match\">effectively</span> prohibit"},{"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":"laboratory accreditation bodies, meet the <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> qualifications for participation in the FCC's equipment authorization program. \n \n The Commission finds that excluding from participation in its equipment authorization program entities that threaten to undermine national <span class=\"match\">security</span> is <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to <span class=\"match\">effectively</span> <span class=\"match\">promote</span> the <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of the FCC's equipment authorization program and to protect national <span class=\"match\">security</span> interests. To implement this finding, the Commission takes several actions to ensure the <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of those entities the FCC recognizes for participation"},{"title":"EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022; Ensuring the Integrity of the EB-5 Program; Automatic Revocation of Petitions for Immigrant Classification","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA), which the President signed on March 15, 2022. The RIA substantially reforms and adds significant integrity provisions to the employment-based, fifth preference (EB-5) visa category for alien investors and the associated Regional Center Program. In general, under the EB-5 program, aliens are eligible to apply for lawful permanent resident status in the United States if they make the necessary investment in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create 10 permanent full-time jobs for qualified U.S. workers.","document_number":"2026-13392","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13392/eb-5-reform-and-integrity-act-of-2022-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-eb-5-program-automatic","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13392.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13392.pdf?1782909918","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"}],"excerpts":"proposed 8 CFR 204.402. \n See \n proposed 8 CFR 204.401, \n High unemployment area. \n \n C. National <span class=\"match\">Security</span> and Fraud \n \n The RIA “codifies a number of [. . .] long-sought reforms designed to enhance the <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of the Regional Center Program and prevent fraud and abuse that have plagued it for far too long.” \n 42 \n \n It provides vital <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> and national <span class=\"match\">security</span> reforms to the EB-5 program to better guard against abuse and <span class=\"match\">promote</span> program <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>.\n 43 \n \n The RIA established in the INA new requirements for regional centers, new commercial enterprise"},{"title":"Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to strengthen requirements and oversight relating to telecommunications certification bodies and measurement facilities to help ensure the integrity of these entities for purposes of the equipment authorization, to better protect national security, and to advance the Commission's comprehensive strategy to build a more secure and resilient communications supply chain.","document_number":"2024-14491","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/05/2024-14491/promoting-the-integrity-and-security-of-telecommunications-certification-bodies-measurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-05/pdf/2024-14491.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14491.pdf?1720010716","publication_date":"2024-07-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"equipment authorization program. Now, as part of ongoing efforts to <span class=\"match\">promote</span> national <span class=\"match\">security</span> and protect our nation's communications equipment supply chain, the Commission has placed significant new national <span class=\"match\">security</span> related responsibilities on TCBs and test labs. By establishing new equipment authorization program rules that prohibit authorization of communications equipment that has been determined to 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, these entities now must help"},{"title":"Promoting Employee Accountability","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board) are issuing proposed regulations governing performance-based reduction in grade and removal actions, non-disciplinary separations, and adverse actions, along with the MSPB's review of those actions, and proposing improved and additional training to supervisors. With this rule, OPM seeks to improve the accountability of employees for poor performance and misconduct by streamlining the administrative procedures used by agencies to take performance-based and adverse actions; and MSPB seeks to refocus its penalty review on a totality of the circumstances test rather than a rigid application of prescribed factors. The proposed rule also promotes transparency regarding employee poor performance and misconduct by restricting agencies' ability to engage in settlement agreements that remove official documentation of performance or conduct detrimental to the efficiency of the service.","document_number":"2026-13445","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13445/promoting-employee-accountability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13445.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13445.pdf?1782909924","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"},{"raw_name":"MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","name":"Merit Systems Protection Board","id":285,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/merit-systems-protection-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/285","parent_id":null,"slug":"merit-systems-protection-board"}],"excerpts":"head of the agency <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> for compliance with law, rule, or regulation, or where <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to ensure mission effectiveness. An agency may extend this notice period further without prior OPM approval where <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to comply with a stay ordered by a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board under 5 U.S.C. 1214(b)(1)(A) or (B), or to consider information gathered as part of a medical examination as described in (d)(2)(ii) of this section. \n \n (iii) If an agency believes that an extension of the advance notice period is <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> for another reason"},{"title":"Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health","type":"Notice","abstract":"The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is issuing this Final NIH Scientific Integrity Policy to promote a continuing culture of scientific integrity at NIH. This Policy codifies NIH's long-standing expectations to preserve scientific integrity throughout all NIH activities, establishes key roles and responsibilities for those who will lead the agency's scientific integrity program, and, as appropriate, establishes relevant reporting and evaluation mechanisms.","document_number":"2024-24225","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/21/2024-24225/final-scientific-integrity-policy-of-the-national-institutes-of-health","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-21/pdf/2024-24225.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24225.pdf?1729255528","publication_date":"2024-10-21","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":"National Institutes of Health","name":"National Institutes of Health","id":353,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-institutes-of-health","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/353","parent_id":221,"slug":"national-institutes-of-health"}],"excerpts":"to:\n \n • Foster an organizational culture of scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>, \n • Protect the <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of the research process, \n • Communicate science with <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>, and \n • Safeguard scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>. \n \n NIH's long-standing commitment to fostering scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> was summarized in its 2012 report, NIH Policies and Procedures for <span class=\"match\">Promoting</span> Scientific <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> at \n https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/about-nih/nih-director/testimonies/nih-policies-procedures-<span class=\"match\">promoting</span>-scientific-<span class=\"match\">integrity</span>-2012.pdf. \n This document was updated in 2022 at \n https://osp"},{"title":"Promoting Fair and Open Competitive Bidding in the E-Rate Program; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) takes action to reinforce the success and integrity of the E-Rate program by establishing a competitive bidding portal and document repository to strengthen the E-Rate program's competitive bidding rules as well as other actions to simplify and streamline program processes and procedures for E-Rate participants. In addition, the Commission adopts changes to streamline and simplify the E-Rate program while maintaining the integrity of the program and grant an Order on Reconsideration. These actions will provide greater transparency into the applicants' competitive bidding and bid evaluation and selection processes, and protect the program against waste, fraud, and abuse.","document_number":"2026-10011","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/19/2026-10011/promoting-fair-and-open-competitive-bidding-in-the-e-rate-program-schools-and-libraries-universal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-19/pdf/2026-10011.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10011.pdf?1779108315","publication_date":"2026-05-19","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 federal bidding portal and the rules we adopt place no restrictions on the submissions of <span class=\"match\">securities</span> required under state law. Additionally, to the extent there are state or local laws requiring bidder's <span class=\"match\">security</span> and specific instructions for submitting the <span class=\"match\">security</span>, these laws do not preclude the creation of a competitive bidding portal, as applicants and service providers may satisfy the state or local requirements regarding the bidder's <span class=\"match\">security</span> requirements while also submitting the bids and competitive bidding documentation to the competitive"},{"title":"Final Scientific Integrity Policy","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is publishing its Scientific Integrity Policy to increase access to and raise awareness of the Policy.","document_number":"2024-25810","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/25/2024-25810/final-scientific-integrity-policy","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-25/pdf/2024-25810.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25810.pdf?1732283117","publication_date":"2024-11-25","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"}],"excerpts":"scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>, and maintain leadership awareness of scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> issues as <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> and appropriate. \n 7. Support the education of all Department employees on their rights and responsibilities related to scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>. \n Procedures \n The HHS SIO, in conjunction with the Scientific <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Council, has developed the following procedures for addressing scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> concerns, handling differing scientific opinions, and clearance of scientific products and communications. \n Addressing Scientific <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Concerns \n"},{"title":"Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Enforcement Rule Proposed Modification","type":"Notice","abstract":"As required by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020, the Federal Trade Commission publishes a proposed modification of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's rules addressing horseracing in the United States. The proposed rule modification would amend the Rule 8000 Series, the Enforcement Rule, which establishes specified violations, sanctions applicable to violations of rules in both the Rule 2000 and Rule 8000 Series, a comprehensive set of procedures for the adjudication of alleged violations, and rules applicable to the exercise of the Authority's investigatory powers. This document publicizes the Authority's proposed rule modification's text and explanation, and it seeks public comment on whether the Commission should approve the proposed rule modification.","document_number":"2025-17296","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/09/2025-17296/horseracing-integrity-and-safety-authority-enforcement-rule-proposed-modification","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-09/pdf/2025-17296.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17296.pdf?1757335514","publication_date":"2025-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"appropriate in keeping with the seriousness of the violation and the facts of the case, and that is consistent with the safety, welfare, and <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of Covered Horses, Covered Persons, and Covered Horseraces. \n \n (c) \n Consent Decrees. \n The Board of the Authority shall have the discretion to enter into a consent decree or other similar agreement with a Covered Person as <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to <span class=\"match\">promote</span> the safety, welfare, and <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of Covered Horses, Covered Persons, and Covered Horseraces.\n \n \n (d) \n Notice of Suspected or Actual Violation. \n \n (1) The Authority"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. Through this interim final rule (IFR), FMCSA restores the integrity of the commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance processes by significantly limiting the authority for SDLAs to issue and renew non-domiciled commercial learner's permits (CLPs) and CDLs to individuals domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction. This change strengthens the security of the CDL issuance process and enhances the safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations.","document_number":"2025-18869","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/29/2025-18869/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-29/pdf/2025-18869.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18869.pdf?1758890719","publication_date":"2025-09-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"(SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. Through this interim final rule (IFR), FMCSA restores the <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of the commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance processes by significantly limiting the authority for SDLAs to issue and renew non-domiciled commercial learner's permits (CLPs) and CDLs to individuals domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction. This change strengthens the <span class=\"match\">security</span> of the CDL issuance process and enhances the safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations. \n \n \n DATES: \n This IFR is effective"},{"title":"Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is publishing its Scientific Integrity Policy to increase access to and raise awareness of the Policy.","document_number":"2024-30934","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/30/2024-30934/final-scientific-integrity-policy-of-the-us-department-of-health-and-human-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-30/pdf/2024-30934.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30934.pdf?1735307130","publication_date":"2024-12-30","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"}],"excerpts":"scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>, and maintain leadership awareness of scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> issues as <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> and appropriate. \n 7. Support the education of all Department employees on their rights and responsibilities related to scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>. \n Procedures \n The HHS SIO, in conjunction with the Scientific <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Council, has developed the following procedures for addressing scientific <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> concerns, handling differing scientific opinions, and clearance of scientific products and communications. \n Addressing Scientific <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Concerns \n"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"requirement, data <span class=\"match\">security</span> and privacy safeguards appeared to be absent from the IFR and recommended incorporating baseline Federal standards and mandating annual third-party <span class=\"match\">security</span> audits of PII systems with breach reporting to FMCSA. Another individual recommended requiring SDLAs to document SAVE checks and record language-proficiency assessments. \n AAMVA urged FMCSA to clarify the mechanisms and protocols for data collection, retention, and sharing, specifically: data elements that will be shared between Federal agencies and States; <span class=\"match\">security</span> and privacy"},{"title":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to adjust Employment-Based Immigration, Fifth Preference (EB-5) immigration benefit request fees charged by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). This rule also proposes to codify certain elements of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and implement new statutory requirements. DHS intends for the rule to provide USCIS with the resources necessary to accomplish the goals of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 and enhance and maintain the integrity of the EB- 5 program.","document_number":"2025-19642","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/23/2025-19642/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-employment-based-immigrant-visa-fifth-preference-eb-5-fee","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-23/pdf/2025-19642.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19642.pdf?1761137106","publication_date":"2025-10-23","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":"NCEs), INA sec. 203(b)(5)(I) (requiring periodic recertification of compliance with <span class=\"match\">securities</span> laws), and INA sec. 203(b)(5)(J) (requiring the annual payment of EB-5 <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Fund fees).\n \n \n C. Proposed Inflation Adjustment to EB-5 <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Fund Fees \n \n DHS proposes to increase EB-5 <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Fund fees by the rate of inflation since enactment of the EB-5 Reform Act on March 15, 2022. The EB-5 Reform Act authorized DHS to adjust the <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> Fund fees as <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to ensure that amounts in the Fund are sufficient to carry out the permissible uses"},{"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":"Facility <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Clearance and Safeguarding of National <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Information and Restricted Data. \n The NRC is proposing to revise 10 CFR part 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 part 117, “National Industrial <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).” These changes would provide references to the applicable provisions of 32 CFR part 117 for implementation of the National Industrial <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Program"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule establishes two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. The final rule is based on Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 13, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles. FMVSS No. 307, \"Fuel system integrity of hydrogen vehicles,\" specifies requirements for the integrity of the fuel system in hydrogen vehicles during normal vehicle operations and after crashes. FMVSS No. 308, \"Compressed hydrogen storage system integrity,\" specifies requirements for the compressed hydrogen storage system to ensure the safe storage of hydrogen onboard vehicles. These two standards will reduce deaths and injuries from fires due to hydrogen fuel leakages and/or explosion of the hydrogen storage system.","document_number":"2024-31367","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2024-31367/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-fuel-system-integrity-of-hydrogen-vehicles-compressed","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2024-31367.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31367.pdf?1737035114","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"similar to other motor fuels. NHTSA has already set regulations ensuring the safe containment of other motor vehicle fuels such as gasoline in FMVSS No. 301, “Fuel system <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>,” and compressed natural gas (CNG) in FMVSS No. 304, “Compressed natural gas fuel container <span class=\"match\">integrity</span>,” and the fuel <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> systems of those fuels in FMVSS No. 301 and FMVSS No. 303, “Fuel system <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> of compressed natural gas vehicles,” respectively. No such standards currently exist in the United States covering vehicles that operate on hydrogen. Accordingly, this"},{"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":"C. 1a(18)). The definition of the term “eligible contract participant” in the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act of 1933 (“<span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act”) refers to the definition of “eligible contract 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 contract 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 Contract Participant,” Release No. 34-66868"},{"title":"Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education and Return of Title IV, HEA Funds","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations governing participation in the student financial assistance programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to promote program integrity and institutional quality. These regulations clarify, update, and consolidate certain provisions that apply to distance education and the return of title IV, HEA funds. They also make technical changes to the TRIO program regulations to reflect the current status of the Republic of Palau as a member of the Freely Associated States. This document provides notice that the Department fully closes out the Program Integrity and Institutional Quality: Distance Education and Return of Title IV, HEA Funds notice of proposed rulemaking. That is, we will not be finalizing the remainder of the Federal TRIO program provisions but may promulgate through future rulemaking efforts.","document_number":"2024-31031","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-31031/program-integrity-and-institutional-quality-distance-education-and-return-of-title-iv-hea-funds","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-31031.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31031.pdf?1735566312","publication_date":"2025-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to <span class=\"match\">promote</span> program <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> and institutional quality. These regulations clarify, update, and consolidate certain provisions that apply to distance education and the return of title IV, HEA funds. They also make technical changes to the TRIO program regulations to reflect the current status of the Republic of Palau as a member of the Freely Associated States. This document provides notice that the Department fully closes out the Program <span class=\"match\">Integrity</span> and Institutional Quality: Distance Education and Return"},{"title":"Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Oversight","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Trade Commission (\"FTC\" or \"Commission\") is issuing a final rule (\"Final Rule\") regarding oversight of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (\"Authority\"). The Final Rule includes new oversight provisions to ensure that the Authority remains publicly accountable and operates in a fiscally prudent, safe, and effective manner.","document_number":"2024-18245","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/16/2024-18245/horseracing-integrity-and-safety-authority-oversight","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-16/pdf/2024-18245.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18245.pdf?1723725930","publication_date":"2024-08-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"Commission finds <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> or appropriate to ensure the fair administration of the Authority . . . or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.” 15 U.S.C. 3053(e).\n \n II. Overview of the Proposed Oversight Rule \n In light of the Commission's experience in overseeing the Authority's operations to date, the Commission proposed several new rule provisions to ensure effective Commission oversight over the Authority. The proposed provisions were designed to ensure that the Authority is <span class=\"match\">promoting</span> transparency and <span class=\"match\">integrity</span> in its operations"},{"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":"Memorandum on National <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Memorandum on Critical Infrastructure <span class=\"match\">Security</span> and Resilience, National <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Memorandum/NSM-22, The White House (Apr. 30, 2024), \n https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/30/national-<span class=\"match\">security</span>-memorandum-on-critical-infrastructure-<span class=\"match\">security</span>-and-resilience/ \n (“Critical infrastructure comprises the physical and virtual assets and systems so vital to the Nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national <span class=\"match\">security</span>, national economic <span class=\"match\">security</span>, or national public"}]}