{"description":"Documents matching 'technical specification engineering drawings providing'","count":1497,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=technical+specification+engineering+drawings+providing&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Anthropomorphic Test Devices, HIII 5TH Percentile Female Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document revises the chest jacket and spine box specifications for the Hybrid III 5th Percentile Female Test Dummy (HIII-5F). The jacket revisions resolve discrepancies between the jacket specifications in subpart O and jackets available in the field, and ensure a sufficiently low level of variation between jackets fabricated by different manufacturers. The spine box revisions eliminate a source of signal noise caused by fasteners within the box that may become loose during sled or vehicle crash tests. This rulemaking responds to a petition for rulemaking from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.","document_number":"2024-30985","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-30985/anthropomorphic-test-devices-hiii-5th-percentile-female-test-dummy-incorporation-by-reference","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-30985.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30985.pdf?1735825510","publication_date":"2025-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"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":"the old, 2002 part 572 subpart O <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> <span class=\"match\">drawings</span> of the jacket with new <span class=\"match\">drawings</span> based on the <span class=\"match\">drawings</span> contained within SAE J2921. For the “worn” requirements, we specify additional dimensional requirements for the jacket's contours that are not contained in SAE J2921. They include dimensions for the jacket's breadth, depth, and circumference at different section levels. Detailed <span class=\"match\">specification</span> changes are described in the January 2023 <span class=\"match\">Engineering</span> Changes document.\n 27 \n \n \n \n \n 27 \n  \n Id. \n at 21. <span class=\"match\">Engineering</span> Changes, Revision K, Hybrid III"},{"title":"Updates to Marine Engineering Standards","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Coast Guard is updating marine engineering standards that are incorporated by reference and eliminating outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations. This regulatory action is consistent with the standards currently used by industry and supports the Coast Guard's maritime safety mission.","document_number":"2024-10341","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/12/2024-10341/updates-to-marine-engineering-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-12/pdf/2024-10341.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-10341.pdf?1718109921","publication_date":"2024-06-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"○ ASTM A106/A106M, Standard <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service. \n ○ ASTM A139/A139M, Standard <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded Steel Pipe (NPS 4 and Over). \n ○ ASTM A182/A182M, Standard <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for Forged or Rolled Alloy-Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service. \n ○ ASTM A192/A192M, Standard <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for Seamless Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for High-Pressure Service. \n ○ ASTM A194/A194M, Standard <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission Pipelines","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"PHMSA proposes to modernize and to clarify the anomaly response criteria in the Federal pipeline safety regulations for gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipelines. Driven by twenty years of technological development, modern engineering concepts allow operators to identify, schedule, and remediate pipeline anomalies more effectively and in a less costly manner. PHMSA proposes incorporating these improved safety practices into its regulations by finalizing certain safety improvements advanced in recent rulemakings for gas transmission pipelines and extending those changes to hazardous liquid pipelines. In addition, PHMSA proposes certain non-substantive revisions to its gas and hazardous liquid repair regulations to improve compliance.","document_number":"2026-13805","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/08/2026-13805/pipeline-safety-repair-criteria-for-hazardous-liquid-and-gas-transmission-pipelines","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-08/pdf/2026-13805.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13805.pdf?1783428318","publication_date":"2026-07-08","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":"the documented manufacturing <span class=\"match\">specification</span> for the components. If the <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> are not known, an operator may use manufacturer-stamped, marked, or tagged material pressure ratings and types to establish the pressure rating. An operator must document the method it uses to determine the pressure rating and the findings of that determination. \n \n (f) \n Uprating. \n The material properties determined from the destructive or nondestructive tests required by this section cannot be used to raise the grade or <span class=\"match\">specification</span> of the material, unless the"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Pedestrian Head Protection, Global Technical Regulation No. 9; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA proposes a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) that would ensure passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 4,536 kilograms (kg) (10,000 pounds (lb)) or less are designed to mitigate the risk of serious to fatal injury in child and adult pedestrian crashes. The proposed standard would establish test procedures simulating a head-to-hood impact and performance requirements to minimize the risk of head injury. This NPRM is based on a Global Technical Regulation (GTR) on pedestrian protection, with focused enhancements to address safety problems and a regulatory framework unique to the United States.","document_number":"2024-20653","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/19/2024-20653/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-pedestrian-head-protection-global-technical-regulation-no-9","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-19/pdf/2024-20653.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20653.pdf?1726663522","publication_date":"2024-09-19","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":"to that approach, the agency believes there is benefit to <span class=\"match\">providing</span> more detailed <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> dimensions, as we have done in figures 13-27. These detailed <span class=\"match\">drawings</span> should allow any entity wishing to produce a headform that can be used in FMVSS No. 228 to simply meet the provided dimensions. However, consistent with GTR 9, the notes provided on the headform <span class=\"match\">drawings</span> specify that headform dimensions may be modified as long as a set of <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> of the <span class=\"match\">drawings</span> is met. These <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> pertain to the impactor mass, diameter, skin material and"},{"title":"Foam Fire-Extinguishing Systems","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Coast Guard must approve marine foam fire-extinguishing systems. Currently, eight guidance documents set out the existing type approval criteria. The Coast Guard proposes to update and codify the type approval criteria to reflect current industry practices. Criteria updates would reflect advancements in technology, reduce certain testing and design requirements, and reduce the administrative burden on industry and the government. This deregulatory measure would result in cost savings for industry and the government.","document_number":"2026-10413","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10413/foam-fire-extinguishing-systems","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10413.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10413.pdf?1779453919","publication_date":"2026-05-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"test invalid. Testing may begin once the Coast Guard has pre-approved the prospective test program. The applicant then submits the independent laboratory's test report, along with any changes to the <span class=\"match\">specifications</span>, <span class=\"match\">drawings</span>, and manual made as a result of testing, to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard reviews the test reports, <span class=\"match\">drawings</span>, <span class=\"match\">specifications</span>, and manual to determine if the system meets all the criteria for foam fire-extinguishing system type approval. If they have, the Coast Guard issues a COA, which is valid for 5 years (46 CFR 159.005-13(a)(2))"},{"title":"Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing several revisions to the existing federal CCR regulations, including exempting CCR dewatering structures and modifying the legacy coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundment and CCR management unit provisions. Additionally, EPA is proposing to establish a new compliance pathway that allows for site-specific considerations during permitting regarding the groundwater monitoring points of compliance, the cleanup levels for corrective action, the appropriate closure requirements, closure timeframes, and allowing CCR extraction for beneficial use during the post-closure care period. The Agency is also proposing to revise the definition of beneficial use by eliminating the requirement for an environmental demonstration for the non-roadway use of more than 12,400 tons of unencapsulated CCR on land, as well as proposing a definition of CCR storage pile, and proposing to exclude specific beneficial uses from federal CCR regulations. Lastly, EPA is providing notice that EPA will reopen the public comment period for the Federal CCR permit program proposed rule, published on February 20, 2020, for a period of 30 days in a future separate action.","document_number":"2026-07061","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/13/2026-07061/hazardous-and-solid-waste-management-system-disposal-of-coal-combustion-residuals-from-electric","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07061.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07061.pdf?1775825113","publication_date":"2026-04-13","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":"sufficiently different from CCR landfills that EPA cannot extrapolate from the available risk information to determine whether these activities present similar risks. Roadways (\n i.e., \n roadbed and associated embankments) are subject to <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> and material requirements. For example, the <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> for roadbeds generally specify CCR to be placed in a thin layer (\n e.g., \n six to 12 inches) under a road. The placement of CCR under the surface of the road limits the degree to which rainwater can influence the leaching of the"},{"title":"Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is issuing this final rule to modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities, and improve integrity measures. These provisions mainly amend the regulations governing H-1B specialty occupation workers, although some of the provisions narrowly impact other nonimmigrant classifications, including: H-2, H-3, F-1, L-1, O, P, Q-1, R-1, E-3, and TN.","document_number":"2024-29354","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29354/modernizing-h-1b-requirements-providing-flexibility-in-the-f-1-program-and-program-improvements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29354.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29354.pdf?1734443141","publication_date":"2024-12-18","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":"assertion that an <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> degree field's title must exactly match the title of an <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> position for the two to be related. The commenter reasoned that companies hire individuals with STEM degrees based on the knowledge and skill sets gained through the STEM programs. A law firm stated that computer science and computer <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> courses are an essential component of every <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> field of study. As such, the commenter suggested that any <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> degree that included computer science or computer <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> courses be considered"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 103 and FMVSS No. 104 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) No. 103, \"Windshield defrosting and defogging systems,\" and FMVSS No. 104, \"Windshield wiping and washing systems.\" The proposed modifications would except vehicles equipped with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) that do not have manually operated driving controls from these standards. This rulemaking would remove unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs associated with systems intended to provide visibility for a person driving the vehicle. As these systems do not fulfill the same safety need on an ADS-equipped vehicle without manually operated driving controls, the proposed changes are not expected to have adverse safety effects. Manufacturers may still provide these systems if they choose to do so. These actions are part of a larger NHTSA effort to address vehicle automation in the agency's regulations. This proposal would also harmonize FMVSS Nos. 103 and 104 with current industry standards through incorporations by reference.","document_number":"2026-05023","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/16/2026-05023/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-modernization-of-fmvss-no-103-and-fmvss-no-104-to-accommodate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-16/pdf/2026-05023.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05023.pdf?1773405911","publication_date":"2026-03-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"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":"Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) (Pub. L. 104-113), “all Federal agencies and departments shall use <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, using such <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities determined by the agencies and departments.” Voluntary consensus standards are <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards (\n e.g., \n materials <span class=\"match\">specifications</span>, test methods, sampling procedures, and business practices) developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies"},{"title":"Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature Updates","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of the Interior (DOI or Department), through the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is adding requirements for new or unusual technology, including equipment used in high pressure high temperature (HPHT) environments; revising and reorganizing the information submission requirements for a project's Conceptual Plans and Deepwater Operations Plan (DWOP); and requiring independent third parties to review certain information prior to submission to BSEE. This final rule will improve operational and environmental safety and human health, while providing consistency and clarity to industry regarding the equipment and operational requirements as well as the submissions that are necessary so that BSEE can review and consider for approval proposed projects that would use new or unusual technology.","document_number":"2024-18598","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/30/2024-18598/oil-and-gas-and-sulfur-operations-in-the-outer-continental-shelf-high-pressure-high-temperature","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-30/pdf/2024-18598.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18598.pdf?1724935514","publication_date":"2024-08-30","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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement","name":"Safety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau","id":576,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/576","parent_id":253,"slug":"safety-and-environmental-enforcement-bureau"}],"excerpts":"and/or system's <span class=\"match\">technical</span> <span class=\"match\">specifications</span>, including a certification statement that the equipment and/or system is fit for purpose for the <span class=\"match\">technical</span> <span class=\"match\">specification</span> by the I3P, and verification that the equipment's <span class=\"match\">technical</span> <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> meet or exceed the project's functional requirements, including a certification statement by the I3P that the equipment and/or system is fit for purpose for the proposed project. \n Paragraph (d) would clarify that, for any subsequent I3P review of equipment and/or system's <span class=\"match\">technical</span> <span class=\"match\">specification</span> that was previously"},{"title":"Response to Petition for Reconsideration, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA published a final rule on September 17, 2024 that amended the regulation on seat belt assembly anchorages. The final rule updated the test procedure for existing test devices and added an alternative test device as a compliance option. In response to the 2024 final rule, the agency received a petition for reconsideration from the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association. After considering the petition, NHTSA is proposing to delay the compliance date from September 1, 2027 to September 1, 2030 for vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of greater than 4,536 kg.","document_number":"2026-12912","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12912/response-to-petition-for-reconsideration-federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-seat-belt-assembly","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12912.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12912.pdf?1782391514","publication_date":"2026-06-26","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":"departments shall use <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, using such <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities determined by the agencies and departments.” However, if the use of such <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards would be “inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical, a Federal agency or department may elect to use <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards that are not developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies.” Voluntary consensus standards are <span class=\"match\">technical</span> standards ("},{"title":"Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing a rule to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by trichloroethylene (TCE) under its conditions of use. TSCA requires that EPA address by rule any unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment identified in a TSCA risk evaluation and apply requirements to the extent necessary so that the chemical no longer presents unreasonable risk. EPA's final rule will, among other things, prevent serious illness associated with uncontrolled exposures to the chemical by preventing consumer access to the chemical, restricting the industrial and commercial use of the chemical while also allowing for a reasonable transition period with interim worker protections in place where an industrial and commercial use of the chemical is being prohibited, and provide time-limited exemptions for critical or essential uses of TCE for which no technically and economically feasible safer alternatives are available.","document_number":"2024-29274","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29274/trichloroethylene-tce-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29274.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29274.pdf?1734356718","publication_date":"2024-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"for that use that is as soon as practicable but longer than the one year proposed. TCE vapor degreasing is necessary due to <span class=\"match\">technical</span> challenges with other substitute chemicals or alternative methods. The cleanliness standards of certain parts as required by DOD <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> or other <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> included in existing contracts within the supply chain currently require TCE. A reasonable transition period for this <span class=\"match\">technically</span> challenging use requires substantial investment and time to develop viable alternatives, because conversion from vapor degreasing"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document amends the procedures for testing the strength of seat belt anchorages in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, \"Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.\" The amendments clarify the positioning of the test device currently specified in the standard and add an optional test device (and corresponding test procedures) as a certification alternative. These amendments respond to an earlier court decision which found that the regulatory test procedures do not provide manufacturers adequate notice of how NHTSA would conduct the test.","document_number":"2024-19727","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/17/2024-19727/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-seat-belt-assembly-anchorages-incorporation-by-reference","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-17/pdf/2024-19727.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-19727.pdf?1726490715","publication_date":"2024-09-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"modified the bridged pull yoke <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> to clarify the attachment points for the torso, pelvis, and actuator. Because the same bridged pull yoke is used for the FAD 1 as is used for the FAD 2, we have added a <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> for the bridge pull yoke (NHTSA221-210-27) to the finalized <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> package for the FAD 1. There is a <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> (NHTSA221-210-27J) depicting the bridged pull yoke in the <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> package for the FAD2.\n \n \n However, we are not specifying exactly how the actuator will be attached to these parts of the FAD because this piece of laboratory equipment"},{"title":"Update to Electrical Engineering Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Coast Guard is updating electrical engineering standards that are incorporated by reference and adding acceptable alternative standards. This rule also eliminates several outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive electrical engineering regulations. This regulatory action is consistent with the standards currently used by industry and supports the Coast Guard's maritime safety mission.","document_number":"2023-04370","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/16/2023-04370/update-to-electrical-engineering-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-03-16/pdf/2023-04370.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-04370.pdf?1678884314","publication_date":"2023-03-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Coast Guard","name":"Coast Guard","id":53,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/coast-guard","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/53","parent_id":227,"slug":"coast-guard"}],"excerpts":"Lloyd's Register Type Approval System-Test <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> Number 1, March 2019. \n • MIL-DTL-76E—Military <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> Wire and Cable, Hookup, Electrical, Insulated, General <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for, Nov. 3, 2016 (“MIL-DTL-76E”). \n • MIL-DTL-24640C—Detail <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> Cables, Lightweight, Low Smoke, Electric, for Shipboard Use, General <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for, Nov. 8, 2011 (“MIL-DTL-24640C”). \n • MIL-DTL-24640C Supplement 1—Detail <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> Cables, Lightweight, Low Smoke, Electric, for Shipboard Use, General <span class=\"match\">Specification</span> for, Nov. 8, 2011 (“MIL-DTL-24640C”)."},{"title":"Setting and Adjusting Trademark Fees During Fiscal Year 2025","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sets or adjusts trademark fees, as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 (SUCCESS Act). The fee adjustments will provide the USPTO sufficient aggregate revenue to recover the aggregate costs of trademark operations in future years (based on assumptions and estimates found in the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 Congressional Justification (FY 2025 Budget)), including implementing the USPTO 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan).","document_number":"2024-26644","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/18/2024-26644/setting-and-adjusting-trademark-fees-during-fiscal-year-2025","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-18/pdf/2024-26644.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26644.pdf?1731678322","publication_date":"2024-11-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"unacceptable. The insufficient information surcharge will apply if the mark on the specimen is materially different from the mark on the <span class=\"match\">drawing</span>. If the mark on the specimen and the <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> are materially different, the applicant has, in effect, failed to submit a specimen showing use of the mark sought to be registered. The surcharge will not apply if the difference between the mark on the specimen and the mark on the <span class=\"match\">drawing</span> is not material.\n \n \n Comment 36: \n Commenters, including the SBA, expressed concern regarding the difficulty of anticipating whether"},{"title":"Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations by adding a risk-informed, performance-based, and technology-inclusive regulatory framework for commercial nuclear plants in response to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA). The current application and licensing requirements were primarily developed to address license requests concerning light water- cooled reactors and operational requirements for those types of reactors. This final rule responds to NEIMA by creating an alternative, technology-inclusive regulatory framework to accommodate licensing of future commercial nuclear plants, including advanced reactor designs that may not employ light-water technology.","document_number":"2026-06048","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/30/2026-06048/risk-informed-technology-inclusive-regulatory-framework-for-advanced-reactors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-30/pdf/2026-06048.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06048.pdf?1774615514","publication_date":"2026-03-30","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":"activities and the eventual permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessel, the licensee must develop defueled <span class=\"match\">technical</span> <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> by reviewing the operational <span class=\"match\">technical</span> <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> and determining which <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> no longer apply during decommissioning and which ones should remain applicable. The licensee must make the appropriate submittals to the NRC in accordance with § 53.1510 to request changes to the <span class=\"match\">technical</span> <span class=\"match\">specifications</span>; and \n (3)(i) Once fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel, the licensee must submit a written"},{"title":"Reissuance and Modification of Nationwide Permits","type":"Rule","abstract":"Nationwide Permits (NWPs) authorize activities under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 that have no more than minimal individual and cumulative adverse environmental effects. The NWPs help protect the aquatic environment and the public interest by providing incentives to reduce impacts to jurisdictional waters. In this final action, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is reissuing 56 existing nationwide permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions, with some modifications. The Corps is also issuing one new NWP.","document_number":"2026-00121","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/08/2026-00121/reissuance-and-modification-of-nationwide-permits","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-08/pdf/2026-00121.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00121.pdf?1767793509","publication_date":"2026-01-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers","name":"Engineers Corps","id":142,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/engineers-corps","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/142","parent_id":103,"slug":"engineers-corps"}],"excerpts":"case-specific activity would have no more than minimal adverse effects on the environment. The district engineer's review makes no determination whether the case-specific activity meets current <span class=\"match\">engineering</span> standards and assumes that the permittee will comply with other relevant laws, authorizations and requirements. The Corps does not agree that engineered <span class=\"match\">drawings</span> should be required to show compliance with this general condition. It would be impracticable to define normal and high flows since it would depend on the environmental setting of the NWP activity"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, and 41","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, 41, and 52.","document_number":"2026-12560","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12560/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-6-7-10-18","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12560.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12560.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"Participating as <span class=\"match\">technical</span> advisors to a source selection board or participating as voting or nonvoting members of a source evaluation board. \n (viii) Serving as arbitrators or <span class=\"match\">providing</span> alternative methods of dispute resolution. \n \n (ix) Constructing buildings or structures intended to be secure from electronic eavesdropping or other penetration by foreign governments.\n \n \n (x) <span class=\"match\">Providing</span> inspection services. \n (xi) <span class=\"match\">Providing</span> legal advice and interpretations of regulations and statutes to Government officials. \n (xii) <span class=\"match\">Providing</span> special non-law enforcement"},{"title":"Practice and Procedure: Rules of General Application, Safeguards, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, and Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement","type":"Rule","abstract":"The United States International Trade Commission (\"Commission\") amends its Rules of Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application, safeguards, antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, and section 337 adjudication and enforcement. The amendments are necessary to make certain technical corrections, to clarify certain provisions, to harmonize different parts of the Commission's rules, and to address concerns that have arisen in Commission practice. The intended effect of the proposed amendments is to facilitate compliance with the Commission's Rules and improve the administration of agency proceedings.","document_number":"2024-31242","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/03/2024-31242/practice-and-procedure-rules-of-general-application-safeguards-antidumping-and-countervailing-duty","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-03/pdf/2024-31242.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31242.pdf?1735825511","publication_date":"2025-01-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"International Trade Commission","id":262,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/international-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/262","parent_id":null,"slug":"international-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"involved domestic article or to the process under which such article was produced; \n (x) <span class=\"match\">Drawings</span>, photographs, or other visual representations of both the involved domestic article or process and the involved article of each person named as violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, or of the process utilized in producing the imported article, and, when a chart is furnished under paragraphs (a)(9)(viii) and (ix) of this section, the parts of such <span class=\"match\">drawings</span>, photographs, or other visual representations should be labeled so that they can be read"},{"title":"Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and Five-Year Review","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing new source performance standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines (EG) for the large municipal waste combustion (MWC) source category. This final rule responds to a voluntary remand of the preceding rule for this source category and announces the results of the non-discretionary review at five-year intervals required by Clean Air Act (CAA) section 129(a)(5), fulfilling the requirements of a consent decree for the source category. The final rule revises the remanded emission limits for cadmium, lead, particulate matter, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans, mercury, hydrogen chloride, and sulfur dioxide for all sources subject to the NSPS and EG and the remanded emission limits for nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide for some sources subject to the EG and all sources subject to the NSPS. This final rule also removes certain startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) exclusions and exemptions. In addition, the EPA is taking this opportunity to streamline regulatory language; revise recordkeeping and reporting requirements; establish electronic notification; reestablish new and existing source applicability dates; eliminate title V requirements for air curtain incinerators that burn only wood waste, yard waste, and clean lumber; close a 2007 proposed reconsideration action; and make certain typographical and technical corrections and clarifications. The EPA estimates this final rule will result in 3,269 tpy reduction in regulated pollutants from existing sources through implementation of the final emission limits.","document_number":"2026-04646","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/10/2026-04646/standards-of-performance-for-new-stationary-sources-and-emission-guidelines-for-existing-sources","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-10/pdf/2026-04646.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04646.pdf?1773060312","publication_date":"2026-03-10","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":"for the large MWC source category? \n \n The EPA is finalizing the proposed changes to continue to allow the optional use of CEMS in place of stack testing after performance <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> for the CEMS are promulgated and incorporate currently available applicable performance <span class=\"match\">specifications</span>. This allows flexibility for a facility to use CEMS for which performance <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> do not yet exist through the use of site-specific performance evaluation plans. Additionally, we are not finalizing 30-day averaging times for any of the required CEMS pollutant"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule establishes two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. The final rule is based on Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 13, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles. FMVSS No. 307, \"Fuel system integrity of hydrogen vehicles,\" specifies requirements for the integrity of the fuel system in hydrogen vehicles during normal vehicle operations and after crashes. FMVSS No. 308, \"Compressed hydrogen storage system integrity,\" specifies requirements for the compressed hydrogen storage system to ensure the safe storage of hydrogen onboard vehicles. These two standards will reduce deaths and injuries from fires due to hydrogen fuel leakages and/or explosion of the hydrogen storage system.","document_number":"2024-31367","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2024-31367/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-fuel-system-integrity-of-hydrogen-vehicles-compressed","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2024-31367.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31367.pdf?1737035114","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Response \n NHTSA is not including <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> for HRR/A. Such a <span class=\"match\">specification</span> could result in over-<span class=\"match\">specification</span> of the test parameters, potentially making it very difficult to conduct the test. In addition, NHTSA believes that the detailed temperature <span class=\"match\">specifications</span> for the pre-test container during the pre-test checkout are sufficient to ensure repeatability and reproducibility of the test. \n Failure to satisfy a temperature <span class=\"match\">specification</span> will result in an invalid test. Simply adding an additional <span class=\"match\">specification</span> related to HRR/A will not resolve"}]}