{"description":"Documents matching 'under control amended alternative instant'","count":2080,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=under+control+amended+alternative+instant&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Clarifying Exceptions to the Brady Act Background Check Requirement","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to clarify when a state's firearms-related permit meets the requirements under the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, as an alternative to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System check and includes minor changes to ensure that the regulatory language adheres closely to the language used in the statute.","document_number":"2026-08918","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08918/clarifying-exceptions-to-the-brady-act-background-check-requirement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08918.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08918.pdf?1777985128","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice of proposed rulemaking. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) proposes <span class=\"match\">amending</span> Department of Justice (“Department”) regulations to clarify when a state's firearms-related permit meets the requirements <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Gun <span class=\"match\">Control</span> Act of 1968, as <span class=\"match\">amended</span>, as an <span class=\"match\">alternative</span> to the National <span class=\"match\">Instant</span> Criminal Background Check System check and includes minor changes to ensure that the regulatory language adheres closely to the language used in the statute. \n \n \n DATES: \n Comments must be submitted"},{"title":"Revising Definition of “Unlawful User of or Addicted to Controlled Substance”","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to update the definition of \"unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance,\" a category of persons who may not possess firearms under federal law. This definition was established in 1996 to facilitate operation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Since then, court decisions and ATF internal guidance have evolved to include recurring use as a factor. As a result, ATF is aligning the definition with the best statutory understanding, as informed by judicial decisions.","document_number":"2026-01141","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/22/2026-01141/revising-definition-of-unlawful-user-of-or-addicted-to-controlled-substance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-22/pdf/2026-01141.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01141.pdf?1768925707","publication_date":"2026-01-22","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":"C. 847, 921-931; 44 U.S.C. 3504(h). \n \n \n \n 2. <span class=\"match\">Amend</span> § 478.11 by revising the definition of “Unlawful user of or addicted to any <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance” to read as follows: \n \n § 478.11 \n \n \n \n Unlawful user of or addicted to any <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance. \n (1) A person who uses a <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance and demonstrates a pattern of compulsively using the <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance, characterized by impaired <span class=\"match\">control</span> over use, is addicted to a <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance.\n \n (2) A person who regularly uses a <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance over an extended period of time continuing"},{"title":"Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022-Implementation Revisions for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Justice (\"Department\") proposes to amend its regulations pertaining to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (\"NICS\") of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (\"FBI\") to implement parts of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (\"CAA\") and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (\"BSCA\") by proposing additional, relevant definitions and procedures to reflect and implement the statutory mandates described above.","document_number":"2024-28712","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/12/2024-28712/bipartisan-safer-communities-act-of-2022-and-consolidated-appropriations-act-of-2022-implementation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-12/pdf/2024-28712.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28712.pdf?1733924724","publication_date":"2024-12-12","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"}],"excerpts":"proposed rule would <span class=\"match\">amend</span> the definition of “POC (Point of Contact)” in 28 CFR 25.2 to reflect that, similarly, POCs that receive and process <span class=\"match\">under</span>-21 transactions \n 35 \n \n will also be required to conduct the enhanced background checks for <span class=\"match\">under</span>-21 transactions now required <span class=\"match\">under</span> 34 U.S.C. 40901. To the extent POCs process <span class=\"match\">under</span>-21 transactions, those POCs have begun conducting the enhanced background checks. To account for BSCA's requirement to conduct the enhanced background checks, if finalized, and in contrast to current practice <span class=\"match\">under</span> 28 CFR 25.6(h)"},{"title":"Conforming Change for Approving a Making Application","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to require that a National Instant Criminal Background Check System background check be performed as part of the approval process to make a National Firearms Act (\"NFA\") firearm. ATF already conducts such background checks as part of its processing and this amendment to the regulation simply ensures that the regulations addressing NFA processes are consistent with the statutory requirements.","document_number":"2026-08931","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08931/conforming-change-for-approving-a-making-application","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08931.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08931.pdf?1777985130","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"of the Treasury to the Department of Justice, <span class=\"match\">under</span> the general authority of the Attorney General. 26 U.S.C. 7801(a)(2); 28 U.S.C. 599A(c)(1). Thus, for ease of reference, this final rule refers to the Attorney General where relevant.\n \n \n \n \n 2 \n In Attorney General Order Number 6353-2025, the Attorney General delegated authority to the Director to issue regulations pertaining to matters within ATF's jurisdiction, including <span class=\"match\">under</span> the NFA, Gun <span class=\"match\">Control</span> Act, and Title XI of the Organized Crime <span class=\"match\">Control</span> Act. ATF's jurisdiction also includes those portions"},{"title":"Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022-Criteria for National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) Background Checks of Firearm Handlers","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The United States Department of Justice (\"Department\") proposes several amendments to regulations pertaining to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (\"NICS\" or \"system\") of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (\"FBI\"). The proposed amendments implement parts of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (\"BSCA\"), which, in relevant part, require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations authorizing certain Federal Firearm Licensees (\"FFLs\" or \"licensees\") to use NICS for purposes of voluntarily conducting employment background checks relating to certain current or prospective employees. As this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (\"NPRM\") describes in more detail, the Department proposes allowing FFLs to use NICS for employment background checks of their \"firearm handlers\" and other \"eligible employees.\"","document_number":"2024-28711","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/12/2024-28711/bipartisan-safer-communities-act-of-2022-criteria-for-national-instant-criminal-background-check","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-12/pdf/2024-28711.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28711.pdf?1733924724","publication_date":"2024-12-12","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"}],"excerpts":"when FFLs submit NICS background checks for prospective firearm transfers to persons <span class=\"match\">under</span> 21 years of age (“<span class=\"match\">under</span>-21 transactions”). However, because the provisions discussed in that rulemaking do not apply to FHCs, this rule has generally omitted discussion of proposed regulatory updates related to <span class=\"match\">under</span>-21 transactions.\n \n \n \n \n 12 \n  \n See \n 28 CFR 25.2 (defining “Delayed” and “NTN (NICS Transaction Number)”); \n see also \n 28 CFR 25.6(c)(1)(iv)(B).\n \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Under</span> one of several BSCA provisions, “the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations"},{"title":"Revising Firearms Transaction Record, “Form 4473”","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") is proposing to amend Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations governing ATF Form 5300.9, Firearms Transaction Record, (\"Form 4473\"). Specifically, ATF proposes streamlining identity and residence verification requirements and documents; doubling the performance timeframe for transactions under Form 4473 following a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (\"NICS\") check; permitting electronic forms and notice, auto-populating, and attached copies; addressing private party transfers and firearms handler checks; incorporating ATF rulings and other guidance; further aligning regulations with statutory text; and making minor technical revisions.","document_number":"2026-09182","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09182/revising-firearms-transaction-record-form-4473","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09182.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09182.pdf?1778157917","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":"requirements are in addition to any other record-keeping requirement contained in this part.\n \n (Paragraph (c) approved by the Office of Management and Budget <span class=\"match\">under</span> <span class=\"match\">control</span> numbers 1140-0020 and 1140-0060; all other record-keeping approved by the Office of Management and Budget <span class=\"match\">under</span> <span class=\"match\">control</span> number 1140-0020.) \n \n \n § 478.131 \n \n \n 6. Remove and reserve § 478.131. \n \n § 478.134 \n \n \n 7. <span class=\"match\">Amend</span> § 478.134 by revising the section heading to read “Selling firearms to law enforcement officers” and removing from paragraphs (a) and (c) the words “or Form"},{"title":"Controlled Substances Ordering System (CSOS) Modernization","type":"Rule","abstract":"This rule is amending the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) regulations to conform to the Controlled Substances Ordering System (CSOS) modernization effort by requiring all CSOS enrollment applications and supporting materials to be submitted through the Diversion Control Division secure online portal. These amendments improve the enrollment process by aligning it with DEA's current requirements for other online form submissions. The online submission of enrollment applications and supporting material through the secure online portal increases the efficiency of the enrollment, modification, and revocation processes, and ensures DEA's receipt of accurate documentation in a more timely and organized manner.","document_number":"2025-19325","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19325/controlled-substances-ordering-system-csos-modernization","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19325.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19325.pdf?1759322726","publication_date":"2025-10-02","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":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"}],"excerpts":"transaction times for DEA registrants who sell or buy <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substances.\n \n \n \n 11 \n  \n Electronic Orders for <span class=\"match\">Controlled</span> Substances, \n 68 FR 38557 (June 27, 2003), and \n Electronic Orders for <span class=\"match\">Controlled</span> Substances, \n 70 FR 16901, (Apr. 1, 2005).\n \n \n Summary of Current CSOS Regulations \n The current CSOS regulations are found in 21 CFR parts 1305 and 1311. DEA Registrants use CSOS as a secure system to track schedule I and II <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance orders. The system allows for secure electronic <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance orders without the need for a paper"},{"title":"Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is amending the new chemicals procedural regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These amendments align the regulatory text with the amendments to TSCA's new chemicals review provisions contained in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, enacted on June 22, 2016, will improve the efficiency of EPA's review processes, and update the regulations based on existing policies and experience implementing the New Chemicals Program. This final rule includes amendments that will increase the quality of information initially submitted in new chemicals notices and improve the Agency's processes for timely, effective completion of individual risk assessments and the new chemicals review process overall. EPA is also finalizing several amendments to the regulations for low volume exemptions (LVEs) and low release and exposure exemptions (LoREXs), which will require EPA approval of an exemption notice prior to commencement of manufacture, make per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) categorically ineligible for these exemptions, and provide that certain persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic (PBT) chemical substances are ineligible for these exemptions.","document_number":"2024-28870","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-28870/updates-to-new-chemicals-regulations-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-28870.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-28870.pdf?1734443139","publication_date":"2024-12-18","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":"sites <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> by submitters as well as sites <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> by others, and although the information requirements that EPA is finalizing are similar for both, different types of activities often occur at submitter-<span class=\"match\">controlled</span> sites versus those at sites <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> by others (\n e.g., \n manufacturing versus processing). Moreover, activities at sites <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> by others are typically not as well characterized by submitters compared to descriptions of the submitters' own activities, since in many cases the identity and number of sites <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> by others"},{"title":"Removing CLEO Notification Under the National Firearms Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations to remove the requirement that a copy of all applications to make or transfer a firearm subject to the National Firearms Act, and the specified form for responsible persons, as applicable, be forwarded to the chief law enforcement officer of the locality in which the applicant/transferee or responsible person is located.","document_number":"2026-08912","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08912/removing-cleo-notification-under-the-national-firearms-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08912.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08912.pdf?1777985127","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"of the Treasury to the Department of Justice, <span class=\"match\">under</span> the general authority of the Attorney General. 26 U.S.C. 7801(a)(2); 28 U.S.C. 599A(c)(1). Thus, for ease of reference, this proposed rule refers to the Attorney General where relevant.\n \n \n \n \n 2 \n  In Attorney General Order Number 6353-2025, the Attorney General delegated authority to the Director to issue regulations pertaining to matters within ATF's jurisdiction, including <span class=\"match\">under</span> the NFA, Gun <span class=\"match\">Control</span> Act, and Title XI of the Organized Crime <span class=\"match\">Control</span> Act. ATF's jurisdiction also includes those"},{"title":"Fingerprint and Photograph Requirements for Firearms Applications","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes amending regulatory requirements to submit fingerprints and photographs with firearms applications. Currently, applicants must submit 2\" x 2\" passport-style photographs and either one or two fingerprint cards, depending on the application type. ATF proposes that all applicants, whether individuals or responsible persons (\"RPs\") for entity applicants, could instead submit a copy of a photo ID, and that individuals and Gun Control Act RPs would submit just one fingerprint card. RPs under the National Firearms Act would submit one fingerprint card only if needed to facilitate a background check.","document_number":"2026-13587","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13587/fingerprint-and-photograph-requirements-for-firearms-applications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13587.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13587.pdf?1782996322","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives","name":"Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau","id":19,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/19","parent_id":268,"slug":"alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives-bureau"}],"excerpts":"determined that this was not a viable <span class=\"match\">alternative</span>. \n <span class=\"match\">Alternative</span> 4: Proposed <span class=\"match\">Alternative</span> \n \n Given the constraints discussed above, ATF proposes to partially implement <span class=\"match\">alternative</span> 2 for NFA applicants by proposing that individual NFA applicants would be able to submit one set of fingerprints instead of two, and that NFA RPs would be able to forgo submitting fingerprints with their applications but could be requested to submit fingerprints later if needed in one of these rare cases. This proposed <span class=\"match\">alternative</span> streamlines the application \n \n process"},{"title":"Protecting Our Communications Networks by Promoting Transparency Regarding Foreign Adversary Control","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to protect the Nation's communications networks against foreign adversary threats by proposing to expand foreign ownership disclosure requirements for covered Commission-issued licenses and authorizations. The proposed certification and information collection requirements would fill gaps in the Commission's existing rules and give the Commission, and the public, a new and comprehensive view of threats from foreign adversaries in the communications sector. Specifically, the Commission proposes to apply new certification and disclosure requirements on entities holding every type of license, permit, or authorization, rather than only certain specific licenses, as the Commission currently does. Furthermore, the Commission proposes to go beyond foreign ownership to also cover all regulated entities controlled by or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary.","document_number":"2025-11360","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/20/2025-11360/protecting-our-communications-networks-by-promoting-transparency-regarding-foreign-adversary-control","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-20/pdf/2025-11360.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11360.pdf?1750250720","publication_date":"2025-06-20","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":"cases, automatically revoke such licenses? We seek comment on which actions, if any, should be taken, when any action should be taken, and <span class=\"match\">under</span> what circumstances. \n \n Other approaches. \n In the <span class=\"match\">alternative</span>, we seek comment on whether we should limit the certification requirement to Regulatees with reportable Foreign Adversary <span class=\"match\">Control</span>. <span class=\"match\">Under</span> such an approach, a Regulatee with no reportable Foreign Adversary <span class=\"match\">Control</span> would not be required to make a certification to the Commission. What are the benefits and limitations of such \n \n an approach? We seek"},{"title":"Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act","type":"Notice","abstract":"On October 23, 2025, the Department of Energy held a public meeting to discuss the development of voluntary agreements and plans of action under the Defense Production Act. As part of that meeting, a draft voluntary agreement was released to the accompanying docket and published in the Federal Register for comment. This notice publishes the \"Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium\" Voluntary Agreement approved by the Secretary of Energy, after consultation by the Attorney General and Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.","document_number":"2026-13486","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13486/implementing-voluntary-agreements-under-the-defense-production-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13486.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13486.pdf?1782996309","publication_date":"2026-07-06","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":"information sharing activities <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Voluntary Agreement. However, DOE is declining SCT's suggestion that specific carve-out language related to exempt information <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) be added to include “pre-commercial proprietary process parameters and intellectual property” in addition to “classic trade secrets.” In DOE's view, this type of information would be treated in a manner consistent with the exemptions offered <span class=\"match\">under</span> FOIA's legal framework and DOE's related disclosure regulations <span class=\"match\">under</span> 10 CFR part 1004. With respect"},{"title":"Management of Federal Agency Disbursements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Executive Order (E.O.) 14247, Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account, directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cease issuing paper checks for all Federal disbursements to the extent permitted by law and to review and, as appropriate, revise procedures for granting limited exceptions where electronic payment methods are not feasible. In accordance with the E.O., the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (\"Fiscal Service\" or \"we\"), is proposing to amend its regulation that sets forth the limited circumstances under which paper check disbursements may be made by federal agencies.","document_number":"2026-08278","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/29/2026-08278/management-of-federal-agency-disbursements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-29/pdf/2026-08278.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08278.pdf?1777380311","publication_date":"2026-04-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Fiscal Service","name":"Fiscal Service","id":585,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fiscal-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/585","parent_id":497,"slug":"fiscal-service"}],"excerpts":"add a reference to transfers made by “<span class=\"match\">instant</span> payment networks.” We have also, in light of the account requirements for Federal payments <span class=\"match\">under</span> 31 CFR part 210, added a reference to transfers that are made to “accounts that meet applicable requirements <span class=\"match\">under</span> 31 CFR part 210.” For clarity, the proposed revision also notes that such accounts may include bank accounts and certain prepaid debit cards and digital wallets. \n To align with the definition <span class=\"match\">under</span> 31 U.S.C. 3332(j)(3), we propose to exclude “[p]ayments <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Internal Revenue Code of 1986”"},{"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":" \n \n \n 16 \n  Congress <span class=\"match\">amended</span> HMDA in 1980, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2010, and 2018. \n See, e.g., \n Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, Public Law 96-399, sec. 340(c), 94 Stat. 1614 (1980) (codified as <span class=\"match\">amended</span> at 12 U.S.C. 2809(a)); Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, Public Law 100-242, sec. 565(a)(l), 101 Stat. 1815 (1988) (codified as <span class=\"match\">amended</span> at 12 U.S.C. 2802); Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act, Public Law 101-73, sec.1211(d)-(e), 103 Stat. 183 (1989) (codified as <span class=\"match\">amended</span> at 12 U.S.C. 2802(2));"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including fluorescent lamp ballasts (\"FLBs\"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this notification of proposed determination (\"NOPD\"), DOE has initially determined that amended energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts would not be cost- effective, and therefore, DOE has tentatively determined that energy conservation standards for FLBs should not be amended. DOE requests comment on this proposed determination and the associated analyses and results.","document_number":"2026-06177","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/31/2026-06177/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-fluorescent-lamp-ballasts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-31/pdf/2026-06177.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06177.pdf?1774874715","publication_date":"2026-03-31","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":"Issues and Regulatory Review \n A. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> Executive Orders 12866 \n B. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the Regulatory Flexibility Act \n C. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 \n D. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 \n E. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> Executive Order 13132 \n F. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> Executive Order 12988 \n G. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 \n H. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 \n I. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> Executive Order 12630 \n J. Review <span class=\"match\">Under</span> the Treasury and General Government Appropriations"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Interchange Transaction Fees Survey (FR 3064; OMB No. 7100-0344).","document_number":"2026-00391","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00391/agency-information-collection-activities-announcement-of-board-approval-under-delegated-authority","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-12/pdf/2026-00391.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00391.pdf?1767966319","publication_date":"2026-01-12","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":"Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to (202) 395-6974. \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority <span class=\"match\">under</span> the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB <span class=\"match\">control</span> numbers to collections of information conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. The OMB inventory, as well"},{"title":"Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (26-1)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is proposed as a significant new use by this rulemaking to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the conditions of that use for that chemical substance. In addition, the manufacture or processing for the significant new use may not commence until EPA has conducted a review of the required notification, made an appropriate determination regarding that notification, and taken such actions as required by that determination.","document_number":"2026-11593","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11593/significant-new-use-rules-on-certain-chemical-substances-26-1","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-10/pdf/2026-11593.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11593.pdf?1781009111","publication_date":"2026-06-10","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":"significant new use. \n • To be obligated to make a determination <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA section 5(a)(3) regarding the use described in the SNUN, <span class=\"match\">under</span> the conditions of use. The Agency will either determine <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA section 5(a)(3)(C) that the significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation identified as relevant by the Administrator <span class=\"match\">under</span> the conditions of use, or make a determination <span class=\"match\">under</span> TSCA section 5(a)(3)(A) or (B) and take the required regulatory"},{"title":"Defining “Willfully” for Firearms Violations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (\"ATF\") proposes to define the term \"willfully\" in Department of Justice (\"Department\") regulations that implement the Gun Control Act.","document_number":"2026-09159","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09159/defining-willfully-for-firearms-violations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09159.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09159.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":"in pursuit of a violent criminal, or other similar consequential violations. \n 4. Regulatory <span class=\"match\">Alternatives</span> \n ATF considered three <span class=\"match\">alternatives</span>: continuing the status quo without changing the existing regulatory definition; issuing guidance to internal ATF enforcement divisions and personnel who enforce the provisions; or revising the existing regulation. \n <span class=\"match\">Alternative</span> 1: Continuing the Status Quo (No Action <span class=\"match\">Alternative</span>) \n ATF considered this <span class=\"match\">alternative</span> of continuing the status quo, which is to take no action; however, the existing interpretation"},{"title":"Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Sentencing Commission is considering promulgating amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary. This notice sets forth the proposed amendments and, for each proposed amendment, a synopsis of the issues addressed by that proposed amendment. This notice also sets forth several issues for comment, some of which are set forth together with the proposed amendments, and one of which (regarding retroactive application of proposed amendments) is set forth in the Supplementary Information section of this notice.","document_number":"2026-02441","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/06/2026-02441/sentencing-guidelines-for-united-states-courts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-06/pdf/2026-02441.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02441.pdf?1770299125","publication_date":"2026-02-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION","name":"United States Sentencing Commission","id":515,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/united-states-sentencing-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/515","parent_id":null,"slug":"united-states-sentencing-commission"}],"excerpts":"as a “<span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance offense.” It provides three suboptions for limiting prior convictions. \n <span class=\"match\">Controlled</span> Substance Offense Suboption 2A \n would limit qualifying prior “<span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance offense” convictions to only those convictions that are counted separately <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 4A1.1(a). \n <span class=\"match\">Controlled</span> Substance Offense Suboption 2B \n would limit qualifying prior convictions to only convictions of a <span class=\"match\">controlled</span> substance offense that resulted in a sentence imposed of [five years][three years][one year] or more that are counted separately <span class=\"match\">under</span> § 4A1"},{"title":"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 135 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"NHTSA is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 135, \"Light vehicle brake systems.\" The proposed modifications would distinguish how regulations apply to vehicles with and without manually operated driving controls. The proposed modifications would clarify definitions, telltale requirements, performance requirements, and test procedures in the standard and remove sections that are no longer relevant. The stopping distance performance requirements, which address the primary safety purpose of the standard, would still apply to all subject vehicles. This rulemaking would remove unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs without detriment to vehicle safety.","document_number":"2026-12981","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12981/federal-motor-vehicle-safety-standards-modernization-of-fmvss-no-135-to-accommodate-ads-equipped","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-26/pdf/2026-12981.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12981.pdf?1782391523","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":"driving <span class=\"match\">controls</span> currently face regulatory barriers presented by requirements for manual <span class=\"match\">controls</span> such as a foot-operated service brake pedal, which is unnecessary for operation of the vehicle by the ADS. Some ADS-equipped vehicles do have manually operated driving <span class=\"match\">controls</span>, especially if converted from a conventional vehicle or if equipped with <span class=\"match\">controls</span> only for specialized use. NHTSA maintains that any vehicle equipped with manually operated driving <span class=\"match\">controls</span> must continue to meet all existing safety requirements associated with manual <span class=\"match\">controls</span>, regardless"}]}