{"description":"Documents matching 'should consider eliminating changing duration'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=should+consider+eliminating+changing+duration&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Eliminating Burdensome and Duplicative Deadlines for Gas Pipeline Coating Damage Assessments and Remedial Actions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is proposing to revise the regulations related to coating damage assessments and remedial actions for gas transmission pipeline operators by adjusting the timeframe in which operators must perform external anti-corrosion coating assessments and any repairs following an unsatisfactory assessment result. This proposed change will provide significant cost savings to gas transmission pipeline operators, eliminate ineffective regulations, and simplify current requirements.","document_number":"2025-12118","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12118/pipeline-safety-eliminating-burdensome-and-duplicative-deadlines-for-gas-pipeline-coating-damage","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12118.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12118.pdf?1751055317","publication_date":"2025-07-01","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"burden on society.” DOT Order 2100.6B specifies that regulations <span class=\"match\">should</span> generally “not be issued unless their benefits are expected to exceed their costs.” In arriving at those conclusions, E.O. 12866 requires that agencies <span class=\"match\">should</span> <span class=\"match\">consider</span> “both quantifiable measures . . . and qualitative measures of costs and benefits that are difficult to quantify” and “maximize net benefits . . . unless a statute requires another regulatory approach.” E.O. 12866 also requires that “agencies <span class=\"match\">should</span> assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives"},{"title":"Proposed Modification of NPDES General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of America (GMG290000)","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Regional Administrator of Region 6 is seeking comments on a proposed narrow modification to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit No. GMG290000 for existing and new sources and new dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category, located in and discharging to the Outer Continental Shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas. The discharge of produced water to that portion of the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Subcategory facilities located in the territorial seas of Louisiana and Texas is also authorized by this permit. The proposed modification: changes the compliance date for acute Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) limitations for Well Treatment Fluids, Completion Fluids, and Workover Fluids (TCW) discharges; change the name \"Gulf of Mexico\" to \"Gulf of America\"; and, adds duration of discharge reporting requirements for TCW fluids. The current compliance schedule to meet acute WET limitations for TCW discharges ended May 11, 2025. The proposed modification changes the final date for compliance with these WET limitations to May 11, 2028, which is the end of the permit term. Region 6 is also seeking comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) during the 60-day public comment period for this general permit. The Draft EA addresses potential impacts from proposed modification to the general permit. EPA is not reopening any other conditions of this permit as a part of this modification.","document_number":"2026-01469","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/27/2026-01469/proposed-modification-of-npdes-general-permit-for-new-and-existing-sources-and-new-dischargers-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-27/pdf/2026-01469.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01469.pdf?1769435110","publication_date":"2026-01-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"date for acute Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) limitations for Well Treatment Fluids, Completion Fluids, and Workover Fluids (TCW) discharges; <span class=\"match\">change</span> the name “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America”; and, adds <span class=\"match\">duration</span> of discharge reporting requirements for TCW fluids. The current compliance schedule to meet acute WET limitations for TCW discharges ended May 11, 2025. The proposed modification <span class=\"match\">changes</span> the final date for compliance with these WET limitations to May 11, 2028, which is the end of the permit term. Region 6 is also seeking comments on the"},{"title":"Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media) classifications, with limited exceptions, are currently admitted into the United States for the period of time that they are complying with the terms and conditions of their nonimmigrant classification (\"duration of status\"). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations by changing the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period.","document_number":"2025-16554","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/28/2025-16554/establishing-a-fixed-time-period-of-admission-and-an-extension-of-stay-procedure-for-nonimmigrant","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-28/pdf/2025-16554.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16554.pdf?1756298740","publication_date":"2025-08-28","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":"legal <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to their name and any <span class=\"match\">changes</span> in their address, replacing the term `Service' with `USCIS' and clarifying the number of days during which <span class=\"match\">changes</span> need to be reported by revising from 10 days to 10 `calendar' days for exchange visitors to report <span class=\"match\">changes</span> in their names and addresses and from 21 days to 10 business days for the RO to update SEVIS, in order to conform with existing DOS regulations.\n \n 136 \n \n See \n proposed 8 CFR 214.2(j)(1)(ix). This <span class=\"match\">change</span> is proposed because the differing number of days for ROs to report <span class=\"match\">changes</span> between"},{"title":"Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireless Deployments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) seeks to advance its Build America Agenda by seeking comment on reforms that would free towers and other wireless infrastructure from unlawful regulatory burdens imposed.","document_number":"2025-21620","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/01/2025-21620/build-america-eliminating-barriers-to-wireless-deployments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-01/pdf/2025-21620.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21620.pdf?1764337516","publication_date":"2025-12-01","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":"process. To what extent do disputes regarding concealment elements arise? What <span class=\"match\">changes</span> have localities viewed as defeating concealment? What effect have such disputes about concealment elements had on efforts to deploy wireless infrastructure? If any commenters oppose our proposed rule <span class=\"match\">changes</span>, we ask them to explain why the proposed <span class=\"match\">changes</span> <span class=\"match\">should</span> not be adopted and to discuss alternative approaches we <span class=\"match\">should</span> <span class=\"match\">consider</span>, including any alternative approaches that <span class=\"match\">should</span> apply to small entities. We propose to codify the examples to illustrate how the"},{"title":"Intermediate Improvement to the Disability Adjudication Process, Including How We Consider Past Work","type":"Rule","abstract":"We are finalizing our proposed regulation to revise the time period that we consider when determining whether an individual's past work is relevant for the purposes of making disability determinations and decisions. We are revising the definition of past relevant work (PRW) by reducing the relevant work period from 15 to 5 years. Additionally, we will not consider past work that started and stopped in fewer than 30 calendar days to be PRW. These changes will reduce the burden on individuals applying for disability by allowing them to focus on the most current and relevant information about their past work. The changes will also better reflect the current evidence about worker skill decay and job responsibilities, reduce processing times, and improve customer service. This final rule also includes other minor revisions to our regulations related to PRW.","document_number":"2024-08150","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/18/2024-08150/intermediate-improvement-to-the-disability-adjudication-process-including-how-we-consider-past-work","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-18/pdf/2024-08150.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08150.pdf?1713357918","publication_date":"2024-04-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Social Security Administration","name":"Social Security Administration","id":470,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/social-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/470","parent_id":null,"slug":"social-security-administration"}],"excerpts":"forms do not need to report jobs held for short periods of time (\n e.g., \n 1 month). We also asked what threshold we <span class=\"match\">should</span> set and what evidence would support this threshold. Several commenters supported this <span class=\"match\">change</span>, proposing that we <span class=\"match\">should</span> not ask for information about or <span class=\"match\">consider</span> any work performed for fewer than 1 month or 30 consecutive days.\n \n Other commenters said we <span class=\"match\">should</span> not ask about or <span class=\"match\">consider</span> work performed for fewer than 3 months or 90 days. Some commenters asserted that a job performed for less time may constitute an unsuccessful"},{"title":"Establishment and Relocation of Branches and Offices","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is amending the processes by which an insured State nonmember bank may establish a branch or relocate a main office or branch by eliminating certain filing requirements, reducing processing timelines, and updating public notice procedures. The FDIC is also making corresponding changes to procedures applicable to the relocation of an insured branch of a foreign bank.","document_number":"2025-23837","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23837/establishment-and-relocation-of-branches-and-offices","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23837.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23837.pdf?1766497514","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"for such \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">changes</span> in address by removing the requirement to submit a filing for such <span class=\"match\">changes</span>.\n \n \n Although a \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">change</span> in address is not subject to the requirements in 12 CFR 303.42 through 303.44, the final rule requires a bank undertaking a \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">change</span> in address to provide reasonable advance written notice to customers of the branch undergoing a \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">change</span> in address and the appropriate FDIC office.\n \n \n Several commenters supported the exclusion of \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">changes</span> in address from filing requirements"},{"title":"Clarifying Delivery to a Common or Contract Carrier When Transporting Firearms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to clarify that, for purposes of the Gun Control Act of 1968, a person who travels aboard a common or contract carrier while in possession of a firearm or ammunition is not considered to have \"delivered\" or \"caused to be delivered\" said firearm or ammunition to the common or contract carrier, provided that the person possesses and maintains direct control over the firearm or ammunition for the duration of the trip.","document_number":"2026-08917","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08917/clarifying-delivery-to-a-common-or-contract-carrier-when-transporting-firearms","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08917.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08917.pdf?1777985128","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"to <span class=\"match\">consider</span> your comment.\n \n ATF will carefully <span class=\"match\">consider</span> all comments, as appropriate, received on or before the closing date. \n B. Confidentiality \n ATF will make all comments meeting the requirements of this section, whether submitted electronically or on paper, and except as provided below, available for public viewing on the internet through the federal e-rulemaking portal, and subject to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Commenters who submit by mail and who do not want their name or other PII posted on the internet <span class=\"match\">should</span> submit"},{"title":"Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document sets forth final rules that amend the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance, which is excluded from the definition of individual health insurance coverage under the Public Health Service Act. This document also sets forth final rules that amend the regulations regarding the requirements for hospital indemnity or other fixed indemnity insurance to be considered an excepted benefit in the group and individual health insurance markets.","document_number":"2024-06551","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/03/2024-06551/short-term-limited-duration-insurance-and-independent-noncoordinated-excepted-benefits-coverage","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-03/pdf/2024-06551.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06551.pdf?1711629917","publication_date":"2024-04-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"},{"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":"data or analysis, to support the proposed <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the Federal definition of STLDI, particularly with respect to the <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to limit the initial <span class=\"match\">duration</span> of STLDI policies to 3 months, and the maximum <span class=\"match\">duration</span> to 4 months including renewals and extensions. In addition, one commenter expressed concern that an abrupt <span class=\"match\">change</span> to the maximum <span class=\"match\">duration</span> of STLDI may have unintended consequences on overall health care coverage and consumer choices, as occurred when the Departments increased the maximum <span class=\"match\">duration</span> of STLDI from less than 3 months to less"},{"title":"Modernizing Materials Licensing","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations for byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to modernize the NRC's materials licensing requirements. This proposed action is responsive to several executive orders and the NRC's mission to enable safe, efficient, and reliable licensing. These changes are deregulatory in nature and include streamlining the process for existing and certain new applicants to enable bringing power to the grid. Unnecessary regulations are being eliminated, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements are being changed. The NRC is proposing several other changes to clarify regulations that are confusing or ambiguous to make the overall licensing process more efficient. Finally, regulations governing the storage of radioactive material are being amended to accommodate new and advanced nuclear fuels.","document_number":"2026-12702","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12702/modernizing-materials-licensing","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12702.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12702.pdf?1782218718","publication_date":"2026-06-24","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":"modified to specify that only site-specific <span class=\"match\">changes</span> initiated by the GL need to be evaluated utilizing the § 72.48 <span class=\"match\">change</span> process. GLs may accept CoC holder § 72.48 <span class=\"match\">changes</span> without re-performing the § 72.48 evaluation for themselves when there are no site-specific <span class=\"match\">changes</span> needed. Further, the rule would implement <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the § 72.48 criterion, “method of evaluation,” to <span class=\"match\">eliminate</span> the need for license amendments for MOE <span class=\"match\">changes</span> that have low safety significance. \n The NRC is proposing to allow <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the elements of an MOE that would result"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is updating its regulations to allow operators to apply modern risk management principles in addressing the safety of gas pipelines affected by class location changes. Relying on an approach originally developed in the 1950s, PHMSA's regulations use class locations to provide an additional margin of safety in the design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of gas pipelines based on population density. When the class location of a pipeline changes due to an increase in population density, an operator may need to take certain actions to confirm or to revise the maximum allowable operating pressure of a segment. Because the methods traditionally used for that purpose do not account for modern risk management principles, PHMSA has granted special permits for more than two decades allowing operators to use an integrity-management-based alternative. This final rule adopts that `IM alternative' by regulation to provide operators with an additional method for confirming or restoring the maximum allowable operating pressure of certain eligible segments that experience class location changes.","document_number":"2026-00566","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00566/pipeline-safety-class-location-change-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00566.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00566.pdf?1768311921","publication_date":"2026-01-14","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"alternative to Class 1 to Class 3 <span class=\"match\">changes</span>. TC Energy noted that the NPRM seemed to include all Class 1 design pipe, even if that pipe may first have <span class=\"match\">changed</span> to a Class 2 location before later <span class=\"match\">changing</span> into a Class 3 location.\n 90 \n \n Several commenters, including TC Energy and Sander Resources, recommended a different term than “Class 1 to Class 3 location segment” to avoid uncertainty over whether this method could include Class 2 to Class 3 <span class=\"match\">changes</span>.\n 91 \n \n The Associations suggested <span class=\"match\">changing</span> the term to “Class 3 location <span class=\"match\">change</span> segment.”\n \n \n \n 90 \n  "},{"title":"Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit Packagings","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This NPRM proposes to revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to allow for the continued use of packagings authorized under a manufacturing special permit for duration of the useful life of the package. The current HMR provisions require an otherwise safe and usable package to be discontinued solely because the original special permit has expired or was not renewed.","document_number":"2025-12081","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12081/hazardous-materials-reducing-burdens-by-allowing-continued-use-of-department-of-transportation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12081.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12081.pdf?1751055313","publication_date":"2025-07-01","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"burden on society.” DOT Order 2100.6B specifies that regulations <span class=\"match\">should</span> generally “not be issued unless their benefits are expected to exceed their costs.” In arriving at those conclusions, E.O. 12866 requires that agencies <span class=\"match\">should</span> <span class=\"match\">consider</span> “both quantifiable measures . . . and qualitative measures of costs and benefits that are difficult to quantify” and “maximize net benefits . . . unless a statute requires another regulatory approach.” E.O. 12866 also requires that “agencies <span class=\"match\">should</span> assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives"},{"title":"Resilient Networks; Concerning Disruptions to Communications","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) modernizes the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) to reduce reporting burdens on stakeholders and ensure that the information being collected is useful for disaster response. Our modernization allows manual filers to submit a single, dynamic form instead of multiple worksheets, and enables them to use a \"one-click\" option to easily indicate there is no change from the previous day's report. Further, unnecessary fields and worksheets will be eliminated to ensure that DIRS is collecting the information that is most important for emergency response. This modernization also eliminates the requirement for service providers to file a DIRS final report within 24 hours of DIRS' deactivation, and exempts non-facilities-based providers from DIRS reporting. This document also recognizes the emergence of public safety voice and broadband networks and the critical connectivity they provide to public safety stakeholders by requiring providers of these services to submit DIRS reports on the status of their public safety network infrastructure. Finally, we augment providers' ability to voluntarily submit geospatial information on infrastructure affected by disasters. Together, these changes provide public safety officials with the additional information they need, while also making it easier for service providers to satisfy their reporting obligations.","document_number":"2026-13155","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13155/resilient-networks-concerning-disruptions-to-communications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13155.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13155.pdf?1782737115","publication_date":"2026-06-30","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":"and WISPA. While formal notice and comment was appropriate to address the information that providers are required to file in DIRS because those <span class=\"match\">changes</span> affect their legal obligations, no such formality is needed to enable the Bureau to <span class=\"match\">consider</span> feedback from industry on its implementation of the <span class=\"match\">changes</span> contemplated herein. \n D. <span class=\"match\">Eliminating</span> the DIRS Final Report \n \n As proposed in the \n FNPRM, \n we <span class=\"match\">eliminate</span> the requirement for providers to file a final report in DIRS within 24 hours of DIRS' deactivation. Many commenters argue that DIRS final reports"},{"title":"Notice of Funding Opportunity for the FY 2023-FY 2024 Railroad Crossing Elimination Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"This Notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program for Fiscal Years (FY) 2023 and 2024. This Notice solicits applications for funds made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The opportunity described in this notice is made available under Assistance Listings Number 20.327, \"Railroad Crossing Elimination.\"","document_number":"2024-15061","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/10/2024-15061/notice-of-funding-opportunity-for-the-fy-2023-fy-2024-railroad-crossing-elimination-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-10/pdf/2024-15061.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-15061.pdf?1720529122","publication_date":"2024-07-10","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 Railroad Administration","name":"Federal Railroad Administration","id":185,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-railroad-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/185","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-railroad-administration"}],"excerpts":"https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fy22-CID-program-selections. \n \n \n \n iii. \n Grant Funds, Sources and Uses of Project Funds: \n Project budgets <span class=\"match\">should</span> show how different funding sources will fund project activities and present the data in dollars and percentages. The budget <span class=\"match\">should</span> identify other federal funds the applicant is applying for or has been awarded, if any, or intends to use. Funding sources <span class=\"match\">should</span> be grouped into three categories: RCE request, non-federal, and other federal with specific amounts for each funding source. If other federal"},{"title":"Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Native American Programs","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families amends the Native American Programs Act regulations to eliminate unnecessary or obsolete regulations.","document_number":"2026-12324","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12324/reducing-bureaucracy-and-burden-for-native-american-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12324.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12324.pdf?1781700320","publication_date":"2026-06-18","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":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"propose <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to sub-regulatory guidance to better align with local needs, which is far easier than to <span class=\"match\">change</span> a Federal regulation. \n Several of the commenters supported the <span class=\"match\">changes</span>, including the only State Agency to comment, the State of Hawai'i, Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). These commenters appreciated that the proposal would remove outdated regulations as they recognize that statute still governs the operation of the program while removing confusing and unnecessarily duplicative Federal language. \n Most commentors opposed the <span class=\"match\">changes</span>, with"},{"title":"Establishment and Relocation of Branches and Offices","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to amend the processes for an insured State nonmember bank to establish a branch or relocate a main office or branch by eliminating certain filing requirements, reducing processing timelines, and updating public notice procedures, and by making corresponding changes to the procedures applicable to the relocation of an insured branch of a foreign bank. The FDIC seeks comment on all aspects of the proposed rule.","document_number":"2025-13568","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/18/2025-13568/establishment-and-relocation-of-branches-and-offices","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-18/pdf/2025-13568.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13568.pdf?1752756323","publication_date":"2025-07-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION","name":"Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation","id":164,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/164","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-deposit-insurance-corporation"}],"excerpts":"center for another, and such <span class=\"match\">changes</span> are often subject to external time pressures. In the FDIC's experience, the exchange of one physical facility for another that results in such a \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">change</span> in address is not appropriately contemplated under the current subpart C. The proposed rule would recognize the absence of a significant supervisory purpose to processing filings for such \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">changes</span> in address by removing the requirement of a filing for such <span class=\"match\">changes</span>.\n \n \n Although a \n de minimis \n <span class=\"match\">change</span> in address would not be subject"},{"title":"Public Hearing; Negotiated Rulemaking Committees","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We announce our intention to establish two negotiated rulemaking committees to prepare regulations for the Federal student financial assistance programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (Title IV, HEA programs). One committee will consider changes to the Federal student loan programs and the other committee will consider changes to institutional and programmatic accountability, the Pell Grant Program, and other changes to the Title IV, HEA programs. This rulemaking is necessary to implement recent statutory changes to the Title IV, HEA programs included in Pub. L. 119-21, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, as well as to implement other Administration priorities. Prior to submitting draft regulations to the negotiated rulemaking process, the Department invites the public to provide advice and recommendations addressing the implementation of the changes to the Title IV, HEA programs included in Pub. L. 119-21 during a virtual public hearing that will be held on August 7, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time. As part of the hearing record, the Department will also accept written comments providing advice and recommendations on the implementation of the changes to the Title IV, HEA programs included in Pub. L. 119-21 through August 25, 2025.","document_number":"2025-13998","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/25/2025-13998/public-hearing-negotiated-rulemaking-committees","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-25/pdf/2025-13998.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13998.pdf?1753361108","publication_date":"2025-07-25","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":"programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (Title IV, HEA programs). One committee will <span class=\"match\">consider</span> <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the Federal student loan programs and the other committee will <span class=\"match\">consider</span> <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to institutional and programmatic accountability, the Pell Grant Program, and other <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the Title IV, HEA programs. \n \n This rulemaking is necessary to implement recent statutory <span class=\"match\">changes</span> to the Title IV, HEA programs included in Pub. L. 119-21, known as the \n One Big Beautiful Bill Act, \n that President Trump signed"},{"title":"Notice of Proposed Modification of Action in Section 301 Investigation of China's Targeting the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance","type":"Notice","abstract":"USTR requests written comments regarding potential modification of certain aspects of the trade action in connection with the Section 301 investigation of China's targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. The U.S. Trade Representative has determined to propose that it is appropriate to modify the action by: for Annex III, providing for a targeted coverage provision pertaining to vessels in the Maritime Security Program and changing the basis of the fee to net tons; and for Annex IV, eliminating paragraph (j), retroactive to April 17, 2025, under which USTR may direct the suspension of LNG export licenses until the terms of paragraph (f) of this Annex are met. USTR also seeks comments on changing the data reporting requirements in paragraph (k) and applying Annex IV restrictions to vessel owners or operators.","document_number":"2025-10660","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/12/2025-10660/notice-of-proposed-modification-of-action-in-section-301-investigation-of-chinas-targeting-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-12/pdf/2025-10660.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10660.pdf?1749645911","publication_date":"2025-06-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE","name":"Trade Representative, Office of United States","id":491,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/trade-representative-office-of-united-states","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/491","parent_id":null,"slug":"trade-representative-office-of-united-states"}],"excerpts":"modify the action by: for Annex III, providing for a targeted coverage provision pertaining to vessels in the Maritime Security Program and <span class=\"match\">changing</span> the basis of the fee to net tons; and for Annex IV, <span class=\"match\">eliminating</span> paragraph (j), retroactive to April 17, 2025, under which USTR may direct the suspension of LNG export licenses until the terms of paragraph (f) of this Annex are met. USTR also seeks comments on <span class=\"match\">changing</span> the data reporting requirements in paragraph (k) and applying Annex IV restrictions to vessel owners or operators. \n \n \n DATES: \n \n \n June"},{"title":"Event Data Recorders","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA published a final rule on December 18, 2024, in response to a mandate of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to establish the appropriate recording period in NHTSA's Event Data Recorder (EDR) regulation (49 CFR part 563). The final rule amended the pre-crash data capture requirements of EDRs by increasing the recording duration and sample rate from 5 seconds at 2 Hz to 20 seconds at 10 Hz. The agency received three petitions for reconsideration from the Alliance of Automotive Innovation, the EDR Committee of SAE International, and FCA US LLC (a subsidiary of Stellantis N.V.) in response to the final rule. NHTSA is proposing to delay the compliance date from September 1, 2027, to September 1, 2028, and implement a phase-in period for EDRs to meet the new requirements.","document_number":"2025-21506","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/28/2025-21506/event-data-recorders","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-28/pdf/2025-21506.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21506.pdf?1764164735","publication_date":"2025-11-28","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":"specific data from these systems is not directly reported by the EDR.\n \n The EDR <span class=\"match\">Duration</span> Study aimed to identify the necessary recording <span class=\"match\">duration</span> for investigating crash causation. The study was not directed to prove that increasing the recording <span class=\"match\">duration</span> of EDR data would increase safety or to estimate the cost of design <span class=\"match\">changes</span> associated with extending the recording <span class=\"match\">duration</span>. NHTSA believes the study provides a robust basis for increasing the recording <span class=\"match\">duration</span> to 20 seconds based on the study's finding that a 5-second window often misses significant"},{"title":"Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands-Request for Information and Interest","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is initiating the first steps that could potentially lead to a lease sale for minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) by publishing this request for information and interest (RFI). This RFI is not a final decision to lease and does not prejudge any future Secretarial decisions concerning leasing on the OCS offshore the CNMI. This RFI requests information and comments on, and indications of interest in, the leasing of OCS minerals in an area offshore the CNMI, referred to as the RFI Area, with details in section 5 \"Description of the RFI Area.\" BOEM will consider information and interest received in response to this RFI when considering whether to proceed with additional steps leading to an offer of OCS minerals for lease offshore the CNMI. Those interested in providing comments or information should provide the information requested in section 6, \"Types of Information and Comments Requested,\" of this RFI. Those interested in leasing in and around the RFI Area for OCS mineral development should provide the information described in section 7, \"Requested Information for Indications of Interest.\" BOEM may or may not offer a lease for commercial OCS mineral development offshore the CNMI after further consultations, public participation, and environmental analyses.","document_number":"2025-19852","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/12/2025-19852/commercial-leasing-for-outer-continental-shelf-minerals-offshore-the-commonwealth-of-the-northern","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-12/pdf/2025-19852.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19852.pdf?1762782307","publication_date":"2025-11-12","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 Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"reasonable and fair rental rate would be for a minerals lease, including whether and why a rental payment <span class=\"match\">should</span> be required in the first five years, and if not, in accordance with 30 CFR 581.27, what the rental payment <span class=\"match\">should</span> be starting in year six. <span class=\"match\">Should</span> the adjustment or suspension of rental payments be allowed under certain conditions, such as geologic, geographic, technical, or economic factors? If so, what specific conditions <span class=\"match\">should</span> apply? \n n. Information on the royalty rates and schedules that would effectively serve as both an incentive"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Harmonize Class Location Change Pressure Test Requirements With Subpart J Pressure Test Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is proposing to revise the regulation for confirming or revising the maximum allowable operating pressure following a class location change to clarify that owners and operators of gas pipeline facilities can use to satisfy that requirement certain pressure tests authorized by subpart J of part 192 for small segments of pipe.","document_number":"2025-12128","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12128/pipeline-safety-harmonize-class-location-change-pressure-test-requirements-with-subpart-j-pressure","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12128.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12128.pdf?1751055319","publication_date":"2025-07-01","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":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"burden on society.” DOT Order 2100.6B specifies that regulations <span class=\"match\">should</span> generally “not be issued unless their benefits are expected to exceed their costs.” In arriving at those conclusions, E.O. 12866 requires that agencies <span class=\"match\">should</span> <span class=\"match\">consider</span> “both quantifiable measures . . . and qualitative measures of costs and benefits that are difficult to quantify” and “maximize net benefits . . . unless a statute requires another regulatory approach.” E.O. 12866 also requires that “agencies <span class=\"match\">should</span> assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives"}]}