{"description":"Documents matching 'security while also submitting competitive'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=security+while+also+submitting+competitive&format=json&page=2","results":[{"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":"participants from <span class=\"match\">submitting</span> bids to 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 <span class=\"match\">submitting</span> the <span class=\"match\">security</span>, these laws do not preclude the creation of a <span class=\"match\">competitive</span> bidding portal, as applicants and service providers may satisfy the state or local requirements regarding the bidder's <span class=\"match\">security</span> requirements <span class=\"match\">while</span> <span class=\"match\">also</span> <span class=\"match\">submitting</span> the bids and <span class=\"match\">competitive</span> bidding"},{"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":"situated ISFSIs, <span class=\"match\">while</span> reducing the burden of <span class=\"match\">submitting</span> exemption and alternative measure requests. \n Additionally, this proposed rule would extend the time associated with <span class=\"match\">submitting</span> ISFSI <span class=\"match\">security</span> plan changes to the NRC. The frequency required for the submission of <span class=\"match\">security</span> plan changes would be modified to reduce the licensee burden that is associated with <span class=\"match\">security</span> plan revisions. \n (i) <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Requirements for ISFSIs Located Outside a Reactor's Protected Area \n \n The proposed rule would include changes addressing <span class=\"match\">security</span> requirements for"},{"title":"Concept Release on Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Disclosures and Enhancements to Asset-Backed Securities Registration","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is publishing this concept release to solicit comments on whether to amend the asset-level disclosure requirements for residential mortgage-backed securities in Item 1125 of Regulation AB and whether to revise generally the definition of \"asset-backed security\" and/or other definitions in Item 1101 of Regulation AB. The Commission is considering these steps to expand issuer and investor access to the registered asset-backed securities markets and facilitate enhanced capital formation and liquidity while maintaining appropriate investor protections.","document_number":"2025-19152","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/01/2025-19152/concept-release-on-residential-mortgage-backed-securities-disclosures-and-enhancements-to","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-01/pdf/2025-19152.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19152.pdf?1759236316","publication_date":"2025-10-01","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":"92% of single-family mortgage-related <span class=\"match\">securities</span> issuances in 2024 were conducted by the Agencies <span class=\"match\">while</span> 8% were private-label <span class=\"match\">securities</span> issuances).\n \n \n \n \n 28 \n  <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> issued or guaranteed by the Agencies are, like government <span class=\"match\">securities</span>, exempt from the registration and reporting requirements of the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act and the Exchange Act. \n See \n 12 U.S.C. 1455(g) and 1723c. They are, however, subject to other regulatory reporting requirements.\n \n \n \n \n 29 \n  \n See \n Diana Knyazeva, \n Asset-Backed <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Markets: Issuance and Structure \n (Apr"},{"title":"Competitive Bidding Rules for Auction of AWS-3 Licenses","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopts final rules that update the eligibility criteria for designated entity bidding credits in auctions for licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz (AWS-3) bands. The Commission also updates its general competitive bidding rules for categorizing an entity as a small business concern.","document_number":"2025-14725","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/04/2025-14725/competitive-bidding-rules-for-auction-of-aws-3-licenses","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-04/pdf/2025-14725.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14725.pdf?1754052315","publication_date":"2025-08-04","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":"notice that any and all future auctions of AWS-3 spectrum licenses would be subject to generally applicable changes to the part 1 <span class=\"match\">competitive</span> bidding rules. In particular, the Commission determined that any AWS-3 auction would be conducted in accordance with the general <span class=\"match\">competitive</span> bidding rules set forth in part 1, subpart Q of the Commission's rules except as “otherwise provided in” part 27.\n \n \n 8. The part 1 <span class=\"match\">competitive</span> bidding rules advance the agency's statutory directive by ensuring that designated entities (DEs), which are small businesses and"},{"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":"authority. We <span class=\"match\">also</span> tentatively conclude that excluding these entities, and their current and future affiliates and subsidiaries, from 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"},{"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":"carriers <span class=\"match\">also</span> have a responsibility to operate and maintain qualified vessels under TSP Operating Agreements, and MARAD will ensure that, in the event of a marine casualty during a VTA activation, the Agreement Holder makes all reasonable and timely efforts to resume TSP operations. Further, this new subparagraph does not obligate MARAD to continue TSP payments to the Agreement Holder following the marine casualty. Accordingly, MARAD is adding § 294.23(d)(3) to ensure the stability of the Tanker <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Fleet during a VTA activation <span class=\"match\">while</span> <span class=\"match\">also</span> relying"},{"title":"Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes to prevent national security risks from current and potential foreign adversaries, while encouraging the use of trusted technology and measures to further accelerate the buildout of submarine cables. The FNPRM proposes a regulatory framework that would grant a blanket license to entities that own or operate Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTEs), subject to certain exclusions and routine conditions, such as a tailored foreign adversary annual report. The FNPRM proposes new certifications and routine conditions related to foreign adversaries to further protect submarine cables from national security risks. The FNPRM also proposes an approach to expedite deployment of submarine cables that connect to the United States by presumptively excluding submarine cable applications from referral to the relevant Executive Branch agencies if they meet certain standards. The FNPRM seeks comment on requiring existing licensees to remove from their submarine cable system covered equipment or services, within a specified timeframe prior to the expiration of the license. The FNPRM also seeks comment on how the Commission can use its authority to incentivize and encourage the adoption and the use of trusted technologies produced and provided by the United States and its foreign allies.","document_number":"2025-19657","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19657/review-of-submarine-cable-landing-license-rules-and-procedures-to-assess-evolving-national-security","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19657.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19657.pdf?1761309905","publication_date":"2025-10-27","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":"that place a strong emphasis on preventing and mitigating national <span class=\"match\">security</span> risks from foreign adversaries, <span class=\"match\">while</span> welcoming investment from United States allies and partners. We <span class=\"match\">also</span> lighten the regulatory burden on industry by modernizing and simplifying the submarine cable license approval process. \n \n 3. In the \n FNPRM, \n we propose to build upon the efforts adopted in the \n Report and Order \n to prevent national <span class=\"match\">security</span> risks from current and potential foreign adversaries, <span class=\"match\">while</span> encouraging the use of trusted technology and measures to further"},{"title":"Joint Request for Comment on Further Implementation of Portfolio Margining and Cross-Margining of Securities and Derivatives","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 further implement portfolio and cross-margining of securities and derivatives that are subject to the jurisdiction of either the SEC or CFTC, or both Commissions.","document_number":"2026-13182","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13182/joint-request-for-comment-on-further-implementation-of-portfolio-margining-and-cross-margining-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13182.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13182.pdf?1782737118","publication_date":"2026-06-30","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":"SRO portfolio margin rule. 12 CFR 220.1(b)(3)(i). Eligible <span class=\"match\">securities</span> and derivatives under FINRA's portfolio margin rules (FINRA Rule 4210(g)) generally include a margin equity <span class=\"match\">security</span>, a listed option on an equity <span class=\"match\">security</span> or index of equity <span class=\"match\">securities</span>, a <span class=\"match\">securities</span> futures product, an unlisted derivative on an equity <span class=\"match\">security</span> or index of equity <span class=\"match\">securities</span>, a warrant on an equity <span class=\"match\">security</span> or index of equity <span class=\"match\">securities</span>, and a related instrument. A related instrument within a <span class=\"match\">security</span> class or product group generally means broad-based index futures"},{"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":"with this part. \n \n \n § 375.11 \n \n \n (a) \n <span class=\"match\">Submitters</span>. \n To be a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span>, you must be:\n \n (1) An institution that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has designated as a primary dealer; or \n (2) An entity approved by the Treasury Department to participate directly in redemption operations. \n \n (b) \n Others. \n A person or entity other than a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span> may participate only if it arranges to have an offer or offers <span class=\"match\">submitted</span> on its behalf by a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span>.\n \n \n \n § 375.12 \n \n As a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span>, you must <span class=\"match\">submit</span> an offer in a tender to the Treasury Department"},{"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":"along with this part. \n \n \n § 375.11 \n \n \n (a) \n <span class=\"match\">Submitters</span>. \n To be a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span>, you must be (1) an institution that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has designated as a primary dealer or (2) an entity approved by the Treasury Department to participate directly in redemption operations.\n \n \n (b) \n Others. \n A person or entity other than a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span> may participate only if it arranges to have an offer or offers <span class=\"match\">submitted</span> on its behalf by a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span>.\n \n \n \n § 375.12 \n \n As a <span class=\"match\">submitter</span>, you must <span class=\"match\">submit</span> an offer in a tender to the Treasury Department"},{"title":"Realty Action: Modified Competitive Sale of 22 Parcels of Public Land in Clark County, Nevada; Termination of Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer 22 parcels of public land totaling 232.89 acres in the Las Vegas Valley (Valley) by modified competitive sale at no less than each parcel's fair market value (FMV) pursuant to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (SNPLMA), as amended. The sale would be processed in conformance with applicable provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and BLM regulations. An online sale is the selected modified competitive bidding procedure that would allow for maximum participation. Additionally, the BLM proposes to remove the classification of a closed 10-acre recreation and public purposes (R&PP) lease regarding parcel NVNV106380155 so that it may be included in this sale.","document_number":"2026-03516","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/23/2026-03516/realty-action-modified-competitive-sale-of-22-parcels-of-public-land-in-clark-county-nevada","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-23/pdf/2026-03516.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03516.pdf?1771595118","publication_date":"2026-02-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"button on the “BLM Nevada SNPLMA Land Sale” tile to register for the sale. A free Efficient Markets account is required to register. To review the listings, obtain maps, and get information on how to <span class=\"match\">submit</span> <span class=\"match\">competitive</span> online bids, click on the “View Listings” button on the “BLM Nevada SNPLMA Land Sale” tile in the listings section of the website. A <span class=\"match\">submitted</span> online internet bid is a binding offer to purchase.\n \n \n To participate in this sale, prospective buyers must create an Efficient Markets account, complete the Efficient Markets Bidding Terms Agreement"},{"title":"Request for Comment on Novel ETFs","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"Commission\" or the \"SEC\") requests public comment on exchange-traded funds (\"ETFs\") seeking to invest in innovative asset classes or engage in novel investment strategies. We seek comment on ways to facilitate innovation in the ETF space while protecting investors, maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitating capital formation.","document_number":"2026-13423","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13423/request-for-comment-on-novel-etfs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13423.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13423.pdf?1782909922","publication_date":"2026-07-02","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":"investing, reinvesting, or trading in <span class=\"match\">securities</span> (the “Subjective Test”),\n 8 \n \n or\n \n \n \n 8 \n  Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. 80a-3(a)(1)(A)]. \n See <span class=\"match\">also</span> \n Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. 80a-2(a)(36)] (which defines “<span class=\"match\">securities</span>” for the purposes of the Investment Company Act).\n \n \n \n • Is engaged or proposes to engage in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in <span class=\"match\">securities</span>, and owns or proposes to acquire investment <span class=\"match\">securities</span> having a value exceeding 40 percent"},{"title":"Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") proposes amendments to streamline filer statuses for Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") reporting companies into two primary categories: large accelerated filers and non-accelerated filers. The Commission further proposes to raise the threshold and seasoning requirements for large accelerated filer status and extend certain existing accommodations and scaled disclosures, including those for smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies, to all non-accelerated filers, while continuing to require compliance with non-scaled disclosure from large accelerated filers. The Commission also proposes to extend the deadlines to file periodic reports for the smallest non-accelerated filers, as measured by total assets. Finally, the Commission also proposes to update the rules that define which issuers are considered small entities for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (\"RFA\").","document_number":"2026-10222","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/21/2026-10222/enhancement-of-emerging-growth-company-accommodations-and-simplification-of-filer-status-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-21/pdf/2026-10222.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10222.pdf?1779281120","publication_date":"2026-05-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"their inception, the U.S. <span class=\"match\">securities</span> laws have sought to require full and fair disclosure by companies seeking to raise capital from investors and access the public markets.\n 6 \n \n In enacting broad investor protections and disclosure requirements under the <span class=\"match\">securities</span> laws, Congress <span class=\"match\">also</span> recognized the need to take into account the burdens of registration.\n 7 \n \n A core function of the Exchange Act is to extend disclosure-based investor protections that are provided for public offerings of <span class=\"match\">securities</span> under the <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Act to post-distribution"},{"title":"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\" or \"SEC\") is amending its rules to require electronic filing or submission of certain forms and other filings or submissions that are required to be filed with or submitted to the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\") and the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act. The amendments require the electronic filing or submission on the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (\"EDGAR\") system, using structured data where appropriate, for certain forms filed or submitted by self- regulatory organizations (\"SROs\"). The amendments require the information currently contained in Form 19b-4(e) to be publicly posted on the SRO's website and remove the manual signature requirements for SRO proposed rule change filings. The Commission is also requiring that a clearing agency post supplemental material to its website. In addition, the Commission is amending rules under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act of 1933 (\"Securities Act\") to require the electronic filing or submission on EDGAR, using structured data where appropriate, of certain forms, reports, and notices provided by broker- dealers, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants. The amendments also require withdrawal in certain circumstances of notices filed in connection with an exception to counting certain dealing transactions toward determining whether a person is a security-based swap dealer. Finally, the Commission is allowing electronic signatures in certain broker-dealer filings, and amending the Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single Report (\"FOCUS Report\") to harmonize with other rules, make technical corrections, and provide clarifications.","document_number":"2024-30433","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2024-30433/electronic-submission-of-certain-materials-under-the-securities-exchange-act-of-1934-amendments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2024-30433.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30433.pdf?1737121512","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"Staff Statement on <span class=\"match\">Submitting</span> <span class=\"match\">Security</span>-Based Swap Valuation Dispute Notices (available at \n https://www.sec.gov/tm/<span class=\"match\">Security</span>-Based-Swap-Valuation-Dispute-Notices \n ).\n \n \n \n \n 32 \n  \n See \n Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Chief Compliance Officer Annual Reports <span class=\"match\">Submitted</span> by <span class=\"match\">Security</span>-Based Swap Dealers and Major <span class=\"match\">Security</span>-Based Swap Participants (available at \n https://www.sec.gov/tm/faqs-cco-annual-reports-sbsd \n ).\n \n \n \n \n 33 \n  \n See \n Staff Statement on <span class=\"match\">Submitting</span> Notices, Statements, Applications, and Reports for <span class=\"match\">Security</span>-Based Swap Dealers"},{"title":"Request for Information Pertaining to the CFIUS Known Investor Program and Streamlining the Foreign Investment Review Process","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Investment Security, within the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department), is seeking public input on how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) may streamline aspects of its foreign investment review process, including through the Known Investor Program as described below, while maintaining its rigorous analysis that identifies and addresses national security risk. This request for information (RFI) may inform CFIUS's development of statutory and/or regulatory reform proposals to increase efficiencies. The Treasury Department plans to make all submissions publicly available at https://www.regulations.gov.","document_number":"2026-02481","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/09/2026-02481/request-for-information-pertaining-to-the-cfius-known-investor-program-and-streamlining-the-foreign","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-09/pdf/2026-02481.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02481.pdf?1770385509","publication_date":"2026-02-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Investment Security","name":"Investment Security Office","id":603,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/investment-security-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/603","parent_id":497,"slug":"investment-security-office"}],"excerpts":"of national <span class=\"match\">security</span> risks? \n Other Ways in Which CFIUS Can Streamline Its Authorities and Processes \n The Treasury Department <span class=\"match\">also</span> seeks feedback on ways CFIUS could improve efficiency in its processes including related to the case review process, non-notified transactions, mitigation, and monitoring and enforcement—<span class=\"match\">while</span> maintaining its commitment to case-by-case analysis of national <span class=\"match\">security</span> risks. <span class=\"match\">While</span> feedback related to policy or procedural changes may not require statutory or regulatory changes, the Treasury Department <span class=\"match\">also</span> welcomes suggestions"},{"title":"Fiscal Year 2024 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Technology Transfer (T2) Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for a total of $5,000,000 from Fiscal Years (FY) 2022, 2023, and 2024 in Public Transportation Innovation Program funds for a competitive cooperative agreement to develop and manage a new FTA Technology Transfer (T2) Program.","document_number":"2024-28271","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/03/2024-28271/fiscal-year-2024-competitive-funding-opportunity-technology-transfer-t2-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-03/pdf/2024-28271.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28271.pdf?1733147125","publication_date":"2024-12-03","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":"Master Agreement and evaluated for the potential to be shared for FTA purposes. \n \n Critical Infrastructure <span class=\"match\">Security</span>, Cybersecurity and Resilience: \n It is the policy of the United States to strengthen the <span class=\"match\">security</span> and resilience of its critical infrastructure against all hazards, including physical and cyber risks, consistent with Presidential Policy Directive 21—Critical Infrastructure <span class=\"match\">Security</span> and Resilience, and the National <span class=\"match\">Security</span> Memorandum on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems. The applicant selected for"},{"title":"Streamlined (Vessel) Inspection Program (NVIC 02-99)-Request for Information","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Coast Guard seeks input from the public on improving its Streamlined Inspection Program (SIP), which is explained in Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 02-99. We seek information, ideas, and recommendations to ensure SIP implementation aligns with national security, economic prosperity, and workforce development objectives set forth in the Presidential Executive Order on Restoring America's Maritime Dominance. Finally, public input will aid in developing and improving the SIP as a tool for strengthening the domestic maritime industrial base, enhancing regulatory efficiency, and supporting the competitiveness of U.S.-flagged and U.S. built vessels.","document_number":"2026-03226","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03226/streamlined-vessel-inspection-program-nvic-02-99-request-for-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-19/pdf/2026-03226.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03226.pdf?1771422309","publication_date":"2026-02-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"industrial base, and in ways that better align the SIP with national <span class=\"match\">security</span> and economic policy goals through reductions in regulatory burdens to enhance the <span class=\"match\">competitiveness</span> of U.S.-flagged vessels. If you <span class=\"match\">submit</span> comments, please include the docket number for this notice (USCG-2026-0041), indicate the specific section or question within this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. \n \n <span class=\"match\">Submitting</span> comments. \n We encourage you to <span class=\"match\">submit</span> comments at \n http://www.regulations.gov. \n To do so, go to"},{"title":"Request for Information on the Development of a 2025 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and Development (R&D) Strategic Plan","type":"Notice","abstract":"On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) welcomes input from all interested parties on how the previous administration's National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan (2023 Update) can be rewritten so that the United States can secure its position as the unrivaled world leader in artificial intelligence by performing R&D to accelerate AI-driven innovation, enhance U.S. economic and national security, promote human flourishing, and maintain the United States' dominance in AI while focusing on the Federal government's unique role in AI research and development (R&D) over the next 3 to 5 years. Through this Request for Information (RFI), the NITRD NCO encourages the contribution of ideas from the public, including AI researchers, industry leaders, and other stakeholders directly engaged in or affected by AI R&D. Responses previously submitted to the RFI on the Development of an AI Action Plan will also be considered in updating the National AI R&D Strategic Plan.","document_number":"2025-07332","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/29/2025-07332/request-for-information-on-the-development-of-a-2025-national-artificial-intelligence-ai-research","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-29/pdf/2025-07332.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-07332.pdf?1745844312","publication_date":"2025-04-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","name":"National Science Foundation","id":366,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-science-foundation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/366","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-science-foundation"}],"excerpts":"invited to <span class=\"match\">submit</span> comments on or before 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 29, 2025. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n <span class=\"match\">Submit</span> your comments, identified by Docket ID No. NSF-2025-OGC-0001, at \n https://www.regulations.gov \n . For comments <span class=\"match\">submitted</span> at \n Regulations.gov \n , follow the online instructions for <span class=\"match\">submitting</span> comments. Once <span class=\"match\">submitted</span>, comments cannot be edited or removed from \n Regulations.gov \n .\n \n \n Email: \n Docket ID No. NSF-2025-OGC-0001.\n \n \n Instructions: \n Response to this RFI is voluntary. Each individual or institution is requested to <span class=\"match\">submit</span> only one response"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule sets forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this final rule finalizes permanent and temporary behavior adjustments and recalibrates the case- mix weights and update the functional impairment levels; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) thresholds for CY 2026. This final rule also finalizes changes to the face-to-face encounter policy and changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) and the expanded Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model requirements. In addition, it updates the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP). Lastly it finalizes: a technical change to the HH conditions of participation; updates to DMEPOS supplier conditions of payment; updates to provider and supplier enrollment requirements; and changes to DMEPOS accreditation requirements.","document_number":"2025-21767","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/02/2025-21767/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-calendar-year-2026-home-health-prospective-payment-system-hh-pps-rate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-02/pdf/2025-21767.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21767.pdf?1764364516","publication_date":"2025-12-02","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":"potential impact of reducing the timeframe by determining how many charts are being <span class=\"match\">submitted</span> by 60 days currently. Using 2022 data, CMS found that only 1.3 percent of all OASIS assessments were <span class=\"match\">submitted</span> after the 60-day timeframe. Of those submissions, approximately seventy percent (or 0.9 percent of the total) were <span class=\"match\">submitted</span> between 60 days and 4.5 months and hence have potential to be impacted. Because assessments are tied to payment, providers are likely to <span class=\"match\">submit</span> assessments close to the date of service and to close out medical records once the"},{"title":"The Trade-Through Rule and Locked and Crossed Markets Provisions of Regulation NMS","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\" or \"SEC\") is proposing amendments to Regulation NMS (\"Regulation NMS\") under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\"Exchange Act\"). The proposed amendments would rescind the trade-through rule for NMS stocks, the provision regarding locking and crossing quotations for NMS stocks, and certain defined terms. The proposed amendments would also make conforming changes to other related provisions.","document_number":"2026-12163","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/17/2026-12163/the-trade-through-rule-and-locked-and-crossed-markets-provisions-of-regulation-nms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-17/pdf/2026-12163.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12163.pdf?1781613912","publication_date":"2026-06-17","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":"defines “NMS <span class=\"match\">security</span>” to include “any <span class=\"match\">security</span> or class of <span class=\"match\">securities</span> for which transaction reports are collected, processed, and made available pursuant to an effective transaction reporting plan, or an effective national market system plan for reporting transactions in listed options.” \n See \n 17 CFR 242.600(b)(64). In other words, NMS <span class=\"match\">securities</span> include NMS stocks and listed options.\n \n \n \n \n 4 \n  \n See \n <span class=\"match\">Securities</span> Exchange Act Release No. 49325 (Feb. 26, 2004), 69 FR 11126 (Mar. 9, 2004) (“NMS Proposing Release”) at 11130-31. \n See <span class=\"match\">also</span> infra \n"}]}