{"description":"Documents matching 'specific business lines under expanded'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=specific+business+lines+under+expanded&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"National Wildlife Refuge System; 2025-2026 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), open or expand hunting or sport fishing opportunities on 16 National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) stations and 1 National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) station. This includes inaugural hunting opportunities at Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the newest addition to the NWRS, and the formal opening of hunting opportunities at Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (WMA), as well as inaugural sport fishing at North Attleboro National Fish Hatchery (NFH). These actions open or expand 42 opportunities for hunting and fishing across more than 87,000 acres of Service-managed lands and waters. We also make administrative changes to existing station-specific regulations to improve the clarity and accuracy of regulations, reduce the regulatory burden on the public, and comply with a Presidential mandate for plain- language standards.","document_number":"2025-16440","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/28/2025-16440/national-wildlife-refuge-system-2025-2026-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-28/pdf/2025-16440.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16440.pdf?1756298745","publication_date":"2025-08-28","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":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"before we can open or <span class=\"match\">expand</span> a hunting or fishing opportunity.\n \n We did not make any changes to the rule as a result of these comments. \n \n Comment (6): \n We received comments on the proposed update from two unique commenters taking the position that the Service is not opening or <span class=\"match\">expanding</span> a sufficient number of hunting and fishing opportunities, when compared to previous annual updates.\n \n \n Our Response: \n <span class=\"match\">Expanding</span> access to nature for all Americans is a top priority for the Service. The size of the annual station-<span class=\"match\">specific</span> hunting and sport fishing"},{"title":"Federal Reserve Action To Expand Fedwirer® Funds Service and National Settlement Service Operating Hours","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is announcing that the Federal Reserve Banks (Reserve Banks) will expand the operating hours for the Fedwirer Funds Service to 22 hours per day, 6 days per week, operating Sunday through Friday, including weekday holidays (22x6).\\1\\ The Board is also announcing a corresponding expansion of the National Settlement Service's (NSS) operating hours to 21.5 hours per day, 6 days per week, operating Sunday through Friday, including weekday holidays, with NSS closing 30 minutes earlier than the Fedwire Funds Service. The Board expects the Reserve Banks to implement this expansion in 2028 or 2029 to ensure technological, operational, and industry readiness. The decision to expand operating hours is intended to support a wide range of payment activities, as well as the U.S. dollar's key role in global commerce and the international financial system. Further, the planned expansion to 22x6 operating hours will serve as an interim step and provide the necessary foundational capability for the Reserve Banks to expand operating hours up to 22x7x365 in the future. The Board will monitor industry demand and will stand ready to offer an additional expansion up to 22x7x365 no sooner than two years after the Reserve Banks implement 22x6 operations. If the Board does propose to expand operating hours beyond 22x6, it will seek public comment in a separate proposal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------","document_number":"2025-19942","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19942/federal-reserve-action-to-expand-fedwirer-funds-service-and-national-settlement-service-operating","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19942.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19942.pdf?1763127913","publication_date":"2025-11-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"}],"excerpts":"also noted that <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> hours could potentially exacerbate liquidity outflows over the weekend and holidays—including for banks <span class=\"match\">under</span> stress—and sought comment on the need for discount window operations to support <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> hours. \n The 2024 Notice sought comments on a number of topics relating to the benefits, costs, and risks of <span class=\"match\">expanding</span> the Fedwire Funds Service and NSS operating hours. For example, the Board sought information on the primary sources of demand for <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> hours, the incremental costs associated with <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> hours, and market"},{"title":"Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) is revising certain provisions of Regulation B, subpart B, which implements changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act made by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Bureau is amending coverage of certain credit transactions and financial institutions; the small business definition; inclusion of certain data points and how others are collected; and the compliance date. The Bureau believes these changes will streamline the rule, reduce complexity for lenders, improve data quality, and advance the purposes of section 1071.","document_number":"2026-08494","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08494/small-business-lending-under-the-equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08494.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08494.pdf?1777564810","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"104(b)(9)—Small Dollar <span class=\"match\">Business</span> Credit \n Proposed Rule \n <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the 2023 final rule, a “covered credit transaction” is defined as an extension of <span class=\"match\">business</span> credit that is not an excluded transaction <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 1002.104(b). In adopting the 2023 final rule, the Bureau considered but declined to adopt a de minimis loan size threshold, citing the significant volume of lending involving credit amounts below the thresholds suggested by commenters at that time. \n The Bureau proposed to add small dollar <span class=\"match\">business</span> credit to the list of excluded transactions <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 1002.104(b)"},{"title":"National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to open or expand hunting opportunities on 111 field stations, including 107 units of the National Wildlife Refuges System (Refuge System or NWRS) and 4 units of the National Fish Hatchery System (Hatchery System or NFHS). This includes opening hunting or sport fishing opportunities for the first time on 14 National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) and 3 National Fish Hatcheries (NFH). The proposed actions will open or expand more than 1,450 opportunities for hunting and fishing across the NWRS and NFHS. In accordance with Secretary's Order 3447 and Director's Order 233, we also propose to make changes to existing station-specific regulations in order to improve the clarity and accuracy of regulations, reduce the regulatory burden on the public, ensure consistency across FWS lands and waters, and comply with a Presidential mandate for plain-language standards.","document_number":"2026-10465","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/27/2026-10465/national-wildlife-refuge-system-2026-2027-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-27/pdf/2026-10465.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10465.pdf?1779799511","publication_date":"2026-05-27","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":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"withhold personal identifying information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.\n \n \n Supporting documents: \n For information on a <span class=\"match\">specific</span> refuge's or hatchery's public use program and the conditions that apply to it, contact the respective Regional office at the address or phone number given in Available Information for <span class=\"match\">Specific</span> Stations <span class=\"match\">under</span> \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n , below.\n \n \n Information collection requirements: \n Send your comments on the information collection request to the Service Information"},{"title":"Accelerating Speed to Power/Winning the Artificial Intelligence Race: Federal Action To Rapidly Expand Grid Capacity and Enable Electricity Demand Growth","type":"Notice","abstract":"Projected electricity demand growth from data centers, advanced manufacturing facilities, semiconductor fabrication plants, and other large energy users is outpacing the capacity of the existing electric grid. The Department of Energy (DOE) is inviting public input and seeking detailed information via this request for information (RFI) from state energy offices, public utility commissions, electric utilities, regional transmission organizations and independent system operators, transmission and generation developers, large energy users, and other stakeholders on large-scale generation, transmission, and grid infrastructure projects that can accelerate speed to power to support manufacturing, industrial, and artificial intelligence/data center electricity demand growth. In addition, DOE is requesting stakeholder input on how to best utilize its funding programs and authorities to rapidly expand energy generation and transmission grid capacity to meet electricity demand growth across the country in a reliable and affordable manner.","document_number":"2025-18058","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/18/2025-18058/accelerating-speed-to-powerwinning-the-artificial-intelligence-race-federal-action-to-rapidly-expand","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-18/pdf/2025-18058.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18058.pdf?1758113112","publication_date":"2025-09-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"authority to support the build out of new interregional transmission <span class=\"match\">lines</span> across the country, authorized by 42 U.S.C. 18713. Through this program, DOE serves as an “anchor customer” by entering into capacity contracts for new, upgraded, or <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> transmission <span class=\"match\">lines</span>. Through the TFP, DOE takes long-term financial positions in transmission capacity to de-risk large transmission projects and help overcome the financial hurdles in the development of large-scale new transmission <span class=\"match\">lines</span> and upgrading existing transmission.\n \n \n • \n Grid Resilience and"},{"title":"Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) proposes revisions to certain provisions of Regulation B, subpart B, implementing changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act made by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Bureau is reconsidering coverage of certain credit transactions and financial institutions; the small business definition; inclusion of certain data points and how others are collected; and the compliance date. The CFPB believes these proposed changes would streamline the rule, reduce complexity for lenders, and improve data quality, advancing the purposes of section 1071 and complying with recent executive directives.","document_number":"2025-19865","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/13/2025-19865/small-business-lending-under-the-equal-credit-opportunity-act-regulation-b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-13/pdf/2025-19865.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19865.pdf?1762955111","publication_date":"2025-11-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"understanding of the markets, that many lenders treat transactions <span class=\"match\">under</span> $1,000 as consumer credit, rather than <span class=\"match\">business</span> credit. Further, $1,000 is substantially lower than loan amounts already characterized as “microloans” to <span class=\"match\">businesses</span>. The CFPB understands that loans in such amounts are not material for the small <span class=\"match\">business</span> lending markets. For example, the Small <span class=\"match\">Business</span> Administration (SBA) offers <span class=\"match\">business</span> credit that it characterizes as “microloans,” which are generally for loan amounts <span class=\"match\">under</span> $50,000 and an average loan amount of $13,000.\n 32 \n \n Further"},{"title":"National Wildlife Refuge System; 2025-2026 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to open or expand hunting or sport fishing opportunities on 16 National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) stations and 1 National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) station. This includes inaugural hunting opportunities at Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the newest addition to the NWRS, and the formal opening of hunting opportunities at Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (WMA), as well as inaugural sport fishing at North Attleboro National Fish Hatchery (NFH). These actions will open or expand 42 opportunities for hunting and fishing across more than 87,000 acres of Service lands and waters. In addition, at the request of the State of Minnesota and the White Earth Nation, Tamarac NWR proposes to end an experimental 5-day early teal hunt where the refuge overlaps with Tribal land to ensure safety for wild rice harvesting and to align with State regulations. We also propose to make administrative changes to existing station-specific regulations to improve the clarity and accuracy of regulations, reduce the regulatory burden on the public, and comply with a Presidential mandate for plain- language standards.","document_number":"2025-08621","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/15/2025-08621/national-wildlife-refuge-system-2025-2026-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-15/pdf/2025-08621.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08621.pdf?1747226715","publication_date":"2025-05-15","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":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see Request for Comments, below, for more information).\n \n \n Supporting documents: \n For information on a <span class=\"match\">specific</span> refuge's or hatchery's public use program and the conditions that apply to it, contact the respective regional office at the address or phone number given in Available Information for <span class=\"match\">Specific</span> Stations <span class=\"match\">under</span> \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n .\n \n \n Information collection requirements: \n Send your comments on the information collection request by mail to the Service Information"},{"title":"Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to revise its blanket certificate regulations to expand the scope and scale of projects that interstate natural gas pipelines may construct without a case-specific authorization order and to increase the cost limits for such projects, among other changes.","document_number":"2026-10498","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/27/2026-10498/revisions-to-the-blanket-certificate-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-27/pdf/2026-10498.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10498.pdf?1779799514","publication_date":"2026-05-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"filings <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 157.204 and §§ 157.209 through 157.218 of this chapter” would not have a significant effect on the human environment and are categorically excluded from preparation of an EA or environmental impact statement. The regulation inadvertently included mainline facilities <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 157.210. Because mainline facilities are proposed to be authorized <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 157.208, we note that section 380.4 would not apply to those facilities <span class=\"match\">under</span> the revisions proposed herein. However, because we propose authorizing compressor station expansions <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 157"},{"title":"Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act","type":"Rule","abstract":"The OCC is adopting a final rule to amend its procedures for reviewing applications under the Bank Merger Act and adding, as an appendix, a policy statement that summarizes the principles the OCC uses when it reviews proposed bank merger transactions under the Bank Merger Act.","document_number":"2024-21560","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/25/2024-21560/business-combinations-under-the-bank-merger-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-25/pdf/2024-21560.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-21560.pdf?1727181912","publication_date":"2024-09-25","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 the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"}],"excerpts":"substantive changes to its <span class=\"match\">business</span> combination regulation at 12 CFR 5.33. First, the OCC proposed removing the expedited review procedures in § 5.33(i). Paragraph (i) currently provides that a filing that qualifies either as a <span class=\"match\">business</span> reorganization as defined in § 5.33(d)(3) or for a streamlined application <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 5.33(j) is deemed approved as of the 15th day after the close of the comment period, unless the OCC notifies the applicant that the filing is not eligible for expedited review or the expedited review process is extended <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 5.13(a)(2).\n 7"},{"title":"Price Cap Business Data Services; Regulation of Business Data Services for Rate-of-Return Local Exchange Carriers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on its proposed rules to eliminate rate regulation and tariffing obligations for business data services provided by incumbent local exchange carriers in light of technological and marketplace changes and recent Executive Orders and Commission initiatives. The Commission alternatively seeks comment on updates to its regulatory framework and competitive market tests to better align with current market conditions based on current data.","document_number":"2025-16981","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/04/2025-16981/price-cap-business-data-services-regulation-of-business-data-services-for-rate-of-return-local","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-04/pdf/2025-16981.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16981.pdf?1756903514","publication_date":"2025-09-04","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":"entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore describe three broad groups of small entities that could be directly affected by our actions. In general, a small <span class=\"match\">business</span> is an independent <span class=\"match\">business</span> having fewer than 500 employees. These types of small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> represent 99.9% of all <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> in the United States, which translates to 34.75 million <span class=\"match\">businesses</span>. Next, “small organizations” are not-for-profit enterprises that are independently owned and operated and not dominant their field. While we do not have data regarding the number"},{"title":"National Wildlife Refuge System; 2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), open or expand hunting opportunities on 12 National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs). We also close hunting on 111 acres at Crab Orchard NWR so that the area can be repurposed for other recreational uses, including camping. We also make changes to existing station-specific regulations in order to reduce the regulatory burden on the public, increase access for hunters and anglers on Service lands and waters, and comply with a Presidential mandate for plain-language standards. Finally, the best available science, analyzed as part of this rulemaking, indicates that lead ammunition and tackle have negative impacts on both wildlife and human health. With this final rule, Canaan Valley NWR in West Virginia will require lead-free ammunition for all hunting on the new Big Cove Unit. Additionally, Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, Lostwood, and Upper Souris NWRs in North Dakota will require lead-free ammunition for newly opened elk hunting. While the Service continues to evaluate the future of lead use in hunting and fishing on Service lands and waters, this rulemaking does not include any opportunities that increase or authorize the new use of lead.","document_number":"2024-25905","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/07/2024-25905/national-wildlife-refuge-system-2024-2025-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-07/pdf/2024-25905.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25905.pdf?1730900740","publication_date":"2024-11-07","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":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"Refuge System. Some of these commenters stated that hunting was antithetical to the purposes of a “refuge,” which, in their opinion, should serve as an inviolate sanctuary for all wildlife. The remaining commenters generically opposed <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> hunting or fishing opportunities at <span class=\"match\">specific</span> stations, or opposed <span class=\"match\">specific</span> hunting activities such as waterfowl hunting.\n \n \n Our Response: \n The Service prioritizes facilitating wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities, including hunting and fishing, on Service land in compliance with applicable Service"},{"title":"Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band; Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 24 GHz","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) expands unlicensed very low power (VLP) device operation to the entire 6 gigahertz (GHz) band (5.925-7.125 megahertz (MHz)). The VLP devices will operate with the same power levels and other technical and operational requirements that apply to VLP devices in the U-NII-5 (5.925-6.425 MHz) and U-NII-7(6.525-6.875 MHz) portions of the 6 GHz band. These technical and operational requirements are designed to prevent the licensed services that operate in the 6 GHz band from experiencing harmful interference. The Commission's actions will provide additional spectrum for high-throughput, low latency operations for these versatile portable devices.","document_number":"2025-02962","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/06/2025-02962/unlicensed-use-of-the-6-ghz-band-expanding-flexible-use-in-mid-band-spectrum-between-37-and-24-ghz","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-06/pdf/2025-02962.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-02962.pdf?1741182308","publication_date":"2025-03-06","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":"therefore, it does not contain any new or modified information collection burden “for small <span class=\"match\">business</span> concerns with fewer than 25 employees,” pursuant to the Small <span class=\"match\">Business</span> Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).\n \n \n Congressional Review Act. \n The Commission has determined, and the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, concurs, that this this rule is “major” <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission will send a copy of the \n Third"},{"title":"Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Commission adopted a Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM or Further Notice) addressing deployment of broadband facilities on utility poles. It seeks comment on requiring attachers to deploy equipment on poles within 120 days of completion of make-ready work. It also seeks comment on whether the Commission should require attachers to make payment on an estimate to a utility within a specific period of time after acceptance. It additionally seeks comment on limiting the amount that final make-ready costs can exceed the utility's estimate without receiving prior approval from the attacher. It further seeks comment on whether to expand the availability of the one-touch, make-ready (OTMR) process to include complex survey and make-ready work. Moreover, it seeks comment establishing a deadline to on-board approved contractors. It also seeks comment on whether the Commission should define the term \"pole\" for purposes of Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and whether the term should be construed to include light poles. Further, it seeks comment on legal authority to adopt each of the proposals as well as any other germane policy points or facts, and on how the costs, benefits, or burdens of any rules the Commission adopts might impact businesses of various sizes.","document_number":"2025-16088","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/22/2025-16088/accelerating-wireline-broadband-deployment-by-removing-barriers-to-infrastructure-investment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-22/pdf/2025-16088.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16088.pdf?1755780371","publication_date":"2025-08-22","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":"entities that could be directly affected herein. First, while there are industry <span class=\"match\">specific</span> size standards for small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> that are used in the regulatory flexibility analysis, according to data from the Small <span class=\"match\">Business</span> Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy, in general a small <span class=\"match\">business</span> is an independent <span class=\"match\">business</span> having fewer than 500 employees. These types of small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> represent 99.9% of all <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> in the United States, which translates to 33.2 million <span class=\"match\">businesses</span>.\n \n 69. Next, the type of small entity described as a “small organization”"},{"title":"Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The OCC is inviting comment on a proposed rule to increase the transparency of the standards that apply to the agency's review of business combinations involving national banks and Federal savings associations. In particular, the proposed rule would amend the procedures and would add, as an appendix, a policy statement that summarizes the principles the OCC uses when it reviews proposed bank merger transactions under the Bank Merger Act.","document_number":"2024-02663","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/13/2024-02663/business-combinations-under-the-bank-merger-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-13/pdf/2024-02663.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-02663.pdf?1707745520","publication_date":"2024-02-13","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 the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"}],"excerpts":"related transactions to the proposed transaction <span class=\"match\">under</span> review by the OCC.\n 20 \n \n \n \n \n 20 \n  For example, many <span class=\"match\">business</span> combinations <span class=\"match\">under</span> the BMA are part of a larger transaction requiring a filing with the Board <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Bank Holding Company Act.\n \n \n \n Section IV, \n Financial and Managerial Resources and Future Prospects \n of proposed appendix A would discuss the BMA's requirement that the OCC consider the managerial resources, financial resources, and future prospects of any proposed transaction. <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the BMA, the OCC must consider each of these"},{"title":"Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital and Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are proposing to modify certain aspects of the regulatory capital rule (the proposal). The proposal would revise the risk-based capital treatment of certain exposure categories under the standardized approach, focusing on improving the calibration and risk sensitivity of risk weights that are particularly material to covered banking organizations' lending activities. The proposal would also modify the definition of regulatory capital by removing the threshold- based deduction for mortgage servicing assets for all banking organizations subject to the regulatory capital rule, including banking organizations subject to the community bank leverage ratio framework. In addition, the proposal would require Category III and IV banking organizations to recognize most elements of accumulated other comprehensive income in their regulatory capital. The agencies are concurrently publishing a separate proposal, which would require Category I and II banking organizations to use a new framework to calculate risk-weighted assets, called the expanded risk-based approach and would allow other banking organizations to elect to use the expanded risk-based approach.","document_number":"2026-05960","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05960/regulatory-capital-rules-regulatory-capital-and-standardized-approach-for-risk-weighted-assets","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05960.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05960.pdf?1774529110","publication_date":"2026-03-27","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 the Comptroller of the Currency","name":"Comptroller of the Currency","id":80,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/comptroller-of-the-currency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/80","parent_id":497,"slug":"comptroller-of-the-currency"},{"raw_name":"FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM","name":"Federal Reserve System","id":188,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-reserve-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/188","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-reserve-system"},{"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":"market risk framework <span class=\"match\">under</span> the <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> risk-based proposal and (2) the standardized approach in this proposal (unless they elect to use <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> risk-based approach <span class=\"match\">under</span> the <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> risk-based proposal) to determine their risk-weighted assets.\n \n \n \n \n 7 \n  The agencies consider the proposed requirements <span class=\"match\">under</span> the <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> risk-based approach to be appropriate for Category I and II banking organizations given their risk profiles, complexity, risk management resources, and international activities. Although the <span class=\"match\">expanded</span> risk-based proposal poses"},{"title":"Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program-Eastern Division-Rate Order No. WAPA-218","type":"Notice","abstract":"The formula rates for the Upper Great Plains region's (UGP) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division (P-SMBP--ED) transmission and ancillary services for UGP's costs to be recovered under the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should UGP decide to expand its participation in SPP in the Western Interconnection, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). If UGP expands its participation in SPP, these new formula rates under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR (transmission), WAUGP-DCTIE-IMEU (incremental market efficiency use share), and WAUGP-AS1 (scheduling, system control and dispatch) will supersede the extended formula rates for transmission and ancillary services under Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR, WAUGP-AS1, WAUW-AS3, WAUW-AS4, WAUW-AS5, WAUW-AS6, and WAUW-AS7, which expire on September 30, 2030.","document_number":"2025-12990","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/11/2025-12990/pick-sloan-missouri-basin-program-eastern-division-rate-order-no-wapa-218","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-11/pdf/2025-12990.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12990.pdf?1752151517","publication_date":"2025-07-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Western Area Power Administration","name":"Western Area Power Administration","id":525,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/western-area-power-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/525","parent_id":136,"slug":"western-area-power-administration"}],"excerpts":"Basin Program—Eastern Division (P-SMBP—ED) transmission and ancillary services for UGP's costs to be recovered <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (Tariff) should UGP decide to <span class=\"match\">expand</span> its participation in SPP in the Western Interconnection, have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis (Provisional Formula Rates). If UGP <span class=\"match\">expands</span> its participation in SPP, these new formula rates <span class=\"match\">under</span> Rate Schedules WAUGP-ATRR (transmission), WAUGP-DCTIE-IMEU (incremental market efficiency use share), and"},{"title":"National Wildlife Refuge System; 2024-2025 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to open hunting opportunities on six National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs) and to expand hunting or sport fishing opportunities on seven NWRs. Crab Orchard NWR is proposing to close hunting on 111 acres so that the area can be used for visitor services facilities and activities. We also propose to make changes to existing station-specific regulations in order to reduce the regulatory burden on the public, increase access for hunters and anglers on Service lands and waters, and comply with a Presidential mandate for plain-language standards. Finally, the best available science, analyzed as part of this proposed rulemaking, indicates that lead ammunition and tackle have negative impacts on both wildlife and human health. In this proposed rule, Canaan Valley NWR in West Virginia is proposing to require lead-free ammunition for all hunting on the new Big Cove Unit. Additionally, Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, Lostwood, and Upper Souris NWRs in North Dakota are proposing to require lead-free ammunition for elk hunting. These proposals would be effective immediately in fall 2024, if adopted as part of a final rule. While the Service continues to evaluate the future of lead use in hunting and fishing on Service lands and waters, this rulemaking does not include any opportunities proposing to increase or authorize the new use of lead.","document_number":"2024-16984","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/02/2024-16984/national-wildlife-refuge-system-2024-2025-station-specific-hunting-and-sport-fishing-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-02/pdf/2024-16984.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16984.pdf?1722516315","publication_date":"2024-08-02","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":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see Request for Comments, below, for more information).\n \n \n Supporting documents: \n For information on a <span class=\"match\">specific</span> refuge's or hatchery's public use program and the conditions that apply to it, contact the respective regional office at the address or phone number given in Available Information for <span class=\"match\">Specific</span> Stations <span class=\"match\">under</span> \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n .\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n Christian Myers, (571) 422-3595. Please see Docket No. FWS-HQ-NWRS-2024-0034 on \n https://www"},{"title":"Space Modernization for the 21st Century","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) proposes to overhaul and modernize the Commission's space and earth station licensing process to help \"ensure that new space-based industries, space exploration capabilities, and cutting-edge defense systems are pioneered in America rather than by our adversaries.\" In particular, the NPRM proposes to develop a \"licensing assembly line\" designed so applications can be routed along different paths and segmented for review based on specific aspects of a request. This new process would set the stage for ongoing efficiency gains and would provide greater predictability and flexibility for applicants. In this way, we expect--like actual assembly lines--that the space review processes can be dramatically accelerated while improving the quality of the Commission's space licensing work.","document_number":"2025-22019","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/05/2025-22019/space-modernization-for-the-21st-century","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-05/pdf/2025-22019.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22019.pdf?1764855918","publication_date":"2025-12-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"terms “small <span class=\"match\">business</span>,” “small organization,” and “small governmental jurisdiction.” In addition, the term “small <span class=\"match\">business</span>” has the same meaning as the term “small <span class=\"match\">business</span> concern” <span class=\"match\">under</span> the SBA. A “small <span class=\"match\">business</span> concern” is one in which: (1) is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the SBA. The SBA establishes small <span class=\"match\">business</span> size standards that agencies are required to use when promulgating regulations relating to small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span>; agencies may"},{"title":"Q5A(R2) Viral Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology Products Derived From Cell Lines of Human or Animal Origin; International Council for Harmonisation; Guidance for Industry; Availability","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled \"Q5A(R2) Viral Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology Products Derived from Cell Lines of Human or Animal Origin.\" The guidance was prepared under the auspices of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The guidance is intended to describe risk-based principles and mitigation strategies to assure the viral safety of biotechnology products, including the data necessary to submit in a marketing application. The guidance also finalizes the updates based on advances in scientific knowledge and regulatory expectations to the first version of the ICH guidance for industry \"Q5A Viral Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology Products Derived from Cell Lines of Human or Animal Origin,\" issued in September 1998. Lastly, the guidance replaces the draft guidance \"Q5A(R2) Viral Safety Evaluation of Biotechnology Products Derived from Cell Lines of Human or Animal Origin\" issued on November 14, 2022.","document_number":"2024-00407","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/11/2024-00407/q5ar2-viral-safety-evaluation-of-biotechnology-products-derived-from-cell-lines-of-human-or-animal","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-11/pdf/2024-00407.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-00407.pdf?1704894326","publication_date":"2024-01-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"excerpts":"practice have been approved <span class=\"match\">under</span> OMB control number 0910-0139. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 312 for the submissions of investigational new drug applications have been approved <span class=\"match\">under</span> OMB control number 0910-0014. The collections of information in 21 CFR part 601 for the submissions of biologics license applications have been approved <span class=\"match\">under</span> OMB control number 0910-0338. The collections of information 21 CFR part 58 pertaining to good laboratory practices for nonclinical laboratory studies have been approved <span class=\"match\">under</span> OMB control number 0910-0119"},{"title":"Implementing PATRIOT Act Improvements: Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to implement certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (\"PATRIOT Improvement Act\") relating to trafficking in contraband cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. This act amended the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (\"CCTA\") by, among other things, reducing the threshold amount of cigarettes necessary to trigger jurisdiction under the CCTA from a quantity in excess of 60,000 to a quantity in excess of 10,000; extending the provisions of the CCTA to cover contraband smokeless tobacco; expanding record-keeping requirements; and imposing reporting requirements.","document_number":"2026-09160","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09160/implementing-patriot-act-improvements-contraband-cigarettes-and-smokeless-tobacco","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09160.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09160.pdf?1778157915","publication_date":"2026-05-08","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":"that would impact small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span>, as described above. \n ATF does not anticipate taking enforcement actions against small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> related to this rule; small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> generally do not meet the threshold sales level for shipments, sales, or distributions that would trigger the record-keeping requirements. However, ATF has worked with and will continue to work with small <span class=\"match\">businesses</span> to ensure training, awareness, and compliance by such <span class=\"match\">businesses</span>. In addition, should an enforcement action be brought against a small <span class=\"match\">business</span>, ATF includes in the"}]}