{"description":"Documents matching 'vulnerabilities nation critical public safety'","count":2706,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=vulnerabilities+nation+critical+public+safety&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Protecting the Nation's Communications Systems From Cybersecurity Threats","type":"Notice","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (\"Commission\" or \"FCC\") announces that it has reconsidered and rescinded a prior Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, neither of which had been published in the Federal Register. The Declaratory Ruling misconstrued the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was based in part on the Declaratory Ruling's flawed legal analysis and proposed ineffective cybersecurity requirements. This Order follows the FCC's engagement with providers to help strengthen their cybersecurity posture.","document_number":"2025-22830","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/15/2025-22830/protecting-the-nations-communications-systems-from-cybersecurity-threats","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-15/pdf/2025-22830.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22830.pdf?1765547125","publication_date":"2025-12-15","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":"“mitigate America's <span class=\"match\">vulnerabilities</span> to cyberattacks, espionage, and surveillance by foreign adversaries.” The Commission also investigates communications network outages that result from cyber incidents, and its <span class=\"match\">Public</span> <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> and Homeland Security Bureau recently published a <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Notice seeking comment from the <span class=\"match\">public</span> and the <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> community about a recent outage that reportedly resulted from a ransomware attack. \n The Commission has also adopted targeted rules to address the greatest cybersecurity risks to <span class=\"match\">critical</span> communications infrastructure"},{"title":"Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) proposes rules that would help ensure that emerging Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable. NG911 is replacing legacy 911 technology across the country with Internet Protocol (IP)-based infrastructure that will support new 911 capabilities, including text, video, and data. However, for NG911 to be fully effective, NG911 networks must safeguard the reliability of critical components and support the interoperability needed to seamlessly transfer 911 calls and data from one network to another. When the Commission first adopted 911 reliability rules in 2013, the transition to NG911 was in its very early stages. Since then, many state and local 911 Authorities have made significant progress in deploying NG911 capabilities in their jurisdictions. This Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) is the next step in fulfilling the Commission's commitment to facilitate the NG911 transition and to ensure that the transition does not inadvertently create vulnerabilities in the nation's critical public safety networks. The FNPRM proposes to update the definition of \"covered 911 service provider\" in the Commission's existing 911 reliability rules to ensure that the rules apply to service providers that control or operate critical pathways and components in NG911 networks. It also proposes to update the reliability standards for providers of critical NG911 functions to ensure the reliable delivery of 911 traffic to NG911 delivery points, and proposes to establish NG911 interoperability requirements for interstate transfer of 911 traffic between Emergency Services IP Networks (ESInets). In addition, the FNPRM proposes to modify the certification and oversight mechanisms in the current 911 reliability rules to improve reliability and interoperability in NG911 systems while minimizing burdens on service providers, and proposes to empower state and local 911 Authorities to obtain reliability and interoperability certifications directly from covered 911 service providers.","document_number":"2025-09279","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/04/2025-09279/facilitating-implementation-of-next-generation-911-services-ng911-improving-911-reliability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-04/pdf/2025-09279.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09279.pdf?1748954707","publication_date":"2025-06-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"that “for the sake of our <span class=\"match\">Nation's</span> homeland security and <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span>, a universal emergency telephone number (911) that is enhanced with the most modern and state-of-the-art telecommunications \n \n capabilities possible should be available to all citizens in all regions of the <span class=\"match\">Nation</span>.” \n 207 \n \n The D.C. Circuit consistently has affirmed the Commission's duty to consider <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> under the Communications Act and to impose obligations to protect <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> in the <span class=\"match\">public</span> interest.\n 208 \n \n The Commission's <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> interest is among its"},{"title":"Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-01470","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01470/strengthening-and-promoting-innovation-in-the-nations-cybersecurity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01470.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01470.pdf?1737054015","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"private sector, and <span class=\"match\">critical</span> infrastructure networks. These campaigns disrupt the delivery of <span class=\"match\">critical</span> services across the <span class=\"match\">Nation</span>, cost billions of dollars, and undermine Americans' security and privacy. More must be done to improve the <span class=\"match\">Nation's</span> cybersecurity against these threats.\n \n Building on the foundational steps I directed in Executive Order 14028 of May 12, 2021 (Improving the <span class=\"match\">Nation's</span> Cybersecurity), and the initiatives detailed in the National Cybersecurity Strategy, I am ordering additional actions to improve our <span class=\"match\">Nation's</span> cybersecurity, focusing"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 22 Species in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Territory of Guam","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for 9 animal species and 13 plant species from the Mariana Islands (the U.S. Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands) under the Endangered Species Act (Act). In total across both the Territory and Commonwealth, approximately 59,886 acres (24,235 hectares) on the islands of Aguiguan, Alamagan, Asunci[oacute]n, Guam (including the island of Cocos), Pagan, Rota, Saipan, Sarigan, and Tinian fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat designation. We also announce the availability of an economic analysis of the proposed designation of critical habitat for these species.","document_number":"2026-05678","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/24/2026-05678/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-22-species-in-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-24/pdf/2026-05678.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05678.pdf?1774269916","publication_date":"2026-03-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"excluded by text in the proposed rule and are not proposed for designation as <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat. Therefore, if the <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat is finalized as proposed, a Federal action involving these lands (and not affecting the designated <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat) would not trigger section 7 consultation with respect to <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat and the requirement of no adverse modification unless the specific action would affect the PBFs in the adjacent <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat. \n The proposed <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat designation is defined by the map or maps, as modified by any accompanying"},{"title":"USDOT Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) Interim Guidelines","type":"Notice","abstract":"The impacts of flooding affect the environment, economic prosperity, and public health and safety across the Nation. The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) seeks to improve the resilience of communities and Federal assets against the impacts of flooding from extreme events and climate change. DOT has developed these FFRMS Interim Guidelines to advance the goals of the FFRMS and to outline the steps DOT is taking to implement the FFRMS across the Department.","document_number":"2024-29801","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29801/usdot-federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms-interim-guidelines","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29801.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29801.pdf?1734356750","publication_date":"2024-12-17","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"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Notice of availability; request for comments. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n The impacts of flooding affect the environment, economic prosperity, and <span class=\"match\">public</span> health and <span class=\"match\">safety</span> across the <span class=\"match\">Nation</span>. The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) seeks to improve the resilience of communities and Federal assets against the impacts of flooding from extreme events and climate change. DOT has developed these FFRMS Interim Guidelines to advance the goals of the FFRMS and to outline the steps DOT is taking to implement the FFRMS across the Department. \n \n"},{"title":"Prohibiting Importation and Marketing of Previously Authorized Covered Communications Equipment Added to the Covered List in 2024 or Earlier","type":"Notice","abstract":"In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) prohibit the continued importation and marketing of certain previously authorized equipment that has been determined to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons. Through Public Notice, acting pursuant to Sec. 2.939 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules, PSHSB and OET apply such prohibitions to communications equipment added to the Covered List in 2024 or earlier.","document_number":"2026-13518","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/06/2026-13518/prohibiting-importation-and-marketing-of-previously-authorized-covered-communications-equipment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-06/pdf/2026-13518.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13518.pdf?1782996313","publication_date":"2026-07-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"following, as interpreted in the \n EA Security 2d R&amp;O \n :\n \n • <span class=\"match\">Public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span>; \n • Government facilities; \n • (Suspended, pending finalized definition of, and guidance for interpreting, “<span class=\"match\">critical</span> infrastructure”) physical surveillance of <span class=\"match\">critical</span> infrastructure; and \n • “Other national security purposes.” \n \n Finally, if at any point there is a new specific determination that removes the use-based limits on a Covered List entry, we retain the authority to issue another <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Notice expanding this prohibition to include the importation and marketing"},{"title":"Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This action would implement section 2209, of the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, by establishing a process for operators and proprietors of certain fixed site facilities to request and maintain an unmanned aircraft flight restriction. The proposal also establishes requirements for applicants to demonstrate the unmanned aircraft flight restriction is necessary for: aviation safety, protection of people and property on the ground, national security, or homeland security. Lastly, the proposal identifies the types of operations that are allowed in the unmanned aircraft flight restriction UAFR.","document_number":"2026-08943","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/06/2026-08943/designation-restrict-the-operation-of-unmanned-aircraft-in-close-proximity-to-a-fixed-site-facility","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-06/pdf/2026-08943.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08943.pdf?1777985132","publication_date":"2026-05-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"cyberattacks, terrorism, and <span class=\"match\">public</span> health emergencies. Any impact on the sector's ability to operate normally will directly affect the <span class=\"match\">nation's</span> economy as well as the <span class=\"match\">public's</span> health and <span class=\"match\">safety</span>.\n 43 \n The commercial facilities sector has eight subsectors that range from entertainment and media to real estate and sports leagues.\n \n \n Eligibility criteria for this sector focuses on facilities in the Outdoor Events and <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Assembly Subsectors, with facilities in those subsectors representing the highest risk of significant <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> and economic impacts"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Shortage Designation Management System, OMB No. 0906-0029-Extension","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed.","document_number":"2025-23065","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/17/2025-23065/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-omb-for-review-and-approval-public-comment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-17/pdf/2025-23065.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23065.pdf?1765892718","publication_date":"2025-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","id":222,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-resources-and-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/222","parent_id":221,"slug":"health-resources-and-services-administration"}],"excerpts":"submitted during the first <span class=\"match\">public</span> review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the <span class=\"match\">public</span> during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed. \n \n \n DATES: \n Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 16, 2026. \n \n \n ADDRESSES: \n \n Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to \n www.reginfo.gov/<span class=\"match\">public</span>/do/PRAMain. \n Find this"},{"title":"Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) aims to further its actions in strengthening prohibitions on authorization of covered equipment and to clarify the rules and enforcement of such. The Commission seeks additional comment on modular transmitters and component parts in relation to covered equipment. The Commission addresses the partial court remand of the decision in its November 2022 EA Security R&O by proposing a definition of \"critical infrastructure\" as used on the Covered List and seeking comment on the implementation of that definition. The Commission also seeks comment on whether any modification to an authorized device by an entity identified on the Covered List should require a new application for certification. Finally, the Commission seeks comment on clarifying the scope of activities that constitute marketing of equipment and on measures to strengthen enforcement of marketing prohibitions.","document_number":"2025-21928","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/04/2025-21928/protecting-against-national-security-threats-to-the-communications-supply-chain-through-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-04/pdf/2025-21928.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-21928.pdf?1764769515","publication_date":"2025-12-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"meaning of “for the purpose of <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span>, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of <span class=\"match\">critical</span> infrastructure, and other national security purposes.”\n \n \n As part of this guidance, the Commission “broadly” construed “<span class=\"match\">critical</span> infrastructure.” The Commission cited several sources in the EA Security R&amp;O and FNPRM, as supporting its definition of “<span class=\"match\">critical</span> infrastructure.” It specifically adopted the meaning provided by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Patriot Act), which defines “<span class=\"match\">critical</span> infrastructure” as “systems and"},{"title":"Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is updating its regulations to allow operators to apply modern risk management principles in addressing the safety of gas pipelines affected by class location changes. Relying on an approach originally developed in the 1950s, PHMSA's regulations use class locations to provide an additional margin of safety in the design, construction, testing, operation, and maintenance of gas pipelines based on population density. When the class location of a pipeline changes due to an increase in population density, an operator may need to take certain actions to confirm or to revise the maximum allowable operating pressure of a segment. Because the methods traditionally used for that purpose do not account for modern risk management principles, PHMSA has granted special permits for more than two decades allowing operators to use an integrity-management-based alternative. This final rule adopts that `IM alternative' by regulation to provide operators with an additional method for confirming or restoring the maximum allowable operating pressure of certain eligible segments that experience class location changes.","document_number":"2026-00566","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00566/pipeline-safety-class-location-change-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00566.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00566.pdf?1768311921","publication_date":"2026-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"additional margin of <span class=\"match\">safety</span> for gas pipelines. Four class locations are used for that purpose, with Class 1 representing the areas with the least population density, Class 4 representing the areas with the highest population density, and Class 2 and Class 3 representing areas of \n \n intermediate population density. To account for the additional risk to <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span>, more stringent <span class=\"match\">safety</span> standards apply as the class location of a gas pipeline increases in value.\n \n \n That principle, which is commonly referred to as a <span class=\"match\">safety</span> factor, is reflected"},{"title":"Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), as amended, requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to promulgate regulations implementing the statute's covered cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements for covered entities. CISA seeks comment on the proposed rule to implement CIRCIA's requirements and on several practical and policy issues related to the implementation of these new reporting requirements.","document_number":"2024-06526","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/04/2024-06526/cyber-incident-reporting-for-critical-infrastructure-act-circia-reporting-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-04/pdf/2024-06526.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06526.pdf?1711543528","publication_date":"2024-04-04","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":"confidence, civil liberties, or <span class=\"match\">public</span> health and <span class=\"match\">safety</span> of the people of the United States” and to “identify and disseminate ways to prevent or mitigate similar incidents in the future.” 6 U.S.C. 681(9); 6 U.S.C. 681a(a)(6). CIRCIA also requires CISA to “assess potential impact of cyber incidents on <span class=\"match\">public</span> health and <span class=\"match\">safety</span>,” and to consider, when describing covered entities, both “the consequences that disruption to or compromise of [a covered entity] could cause to national security, economic security, or <span class=\"match\">public</span> health and <span class=\"match\">safety</span>” and “the extent to which"},{"title":"Administrative Revisions to Regulations Related to Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"Consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14285, \"Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources\" (April 24, 2025), E.O. 14154 \"Unleashing American Energy\" (January 20, 2025), E.O. 14192 \"Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation\" (January 31, 2025), and consistent with agency policy, the Department of the Interior (the Department or DOI), acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), proposes administrative revisions to regulations that govern prospecting, leasing, and operations related to minerals other than oil, gas, and sulphur (\"hard minerals\") on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).","document_number":"2026-03690","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/24/2026-03690/administrative-revisions-to-regulations-related-to-outer-continental-shelf-minerals-other-than-oil","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-24/pdf/2026-03690.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03690.pdf?1771854319","publication_date":"2026-02-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Ocean Energy Management","name":"Ocean Energy Management Bureau","id":575,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/ocean-energy-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/575","parent_id":253,"slug":"ocean-energy-management-bureau"}],"excerpts":"entry titled, “Enter Keyword or ID,” enter BOEM-2025-0120 then click search. Here you can view supporting and related materials available for this rulemaking, as well as posted <span class=\"match\">publicly</span> submitted comments.\n \n \n Instructions for submitting comments: \n In the entry titled, “Enter Keyword or ID,” enter BOEM-2025-0120 then click search. Follow the instructions to submit <span class=\"match\">public</span> comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this rulemaking (1010-AE36). Please include your name"},{"title":"Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911); Improving 911 Reliability","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC or Commission) adopts rules to ensure that emerging Next Generation 911 (NG911) networks are reliable and interoperable. NG911 is replacing legacy 911 technology across the country with internet Protocol (IP)- based infrastructure that will support new 911 capabilities, including text, video, and data. However, for NG911 to be fully effective, NG911 networks must be designed to safeguard the reliability of critical components and support the interoperability needed to seamlessly transfer 911 calls and data from one network to another. The rules require entities essential to delivering emergency calls in the NG911 environment to implement common sense measures to safeguard the reliability of NG911 networks and reduce the risk of 911 outages, and require certain entities to report on their support for NG911 interoperability. The rules also eliminate unnecessary and burdensome legacy rules to increase flexibility and encourage technical innovation to make NG911 services reliable, interoperable, and accessible to all.","document_number":"2026-13998","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/10/2026-13998/facilitating-implementation-of-next-generation-911-services-ng911-improving-911-reliability","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-10/pdf/2026-13998.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13998.pdf?1783601118","publication_date":"2026-07-10","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":"“promot[e] <span class=\"match\">safety</span> of life and property through the use of wire and radio communications,” \n 428 \n \n including through use of the <span class=\"match\">nation's</span> 911 system.\n 429 \n \n The Commission's <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> interest is among its most important responsibilities, and it informs the Commission's exercise of its other statutory authority pursuant to Congress's other directives. The D.C. Circuit consistently has affirmed the Commission's duty to consider <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> under the Communications Act and to impose obligations to protect <span class=\"match\">public</span> <span class=\"match\">safety</span> in the <span class=\"match\">public</span> interest"},{"title":"Sevita and BrightSpring; Analysis of Proposed Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment","type":"Notice","abstract":"The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Proposed Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent order--embodied in the consent agreement-- that would settle these allegations.","document_number":"2026-02458","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/06/2026-02458/sevita-and-brightspring-analysis-of-proposed-agreement-containing-consent-orders-to-aid-public","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-06/pdf/2026-02458.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02458.pdf?1770299127","publication_date":"2026-02-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION","name":"Federal Trade Commission","id":192,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-trade-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/192","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-trade-commission"}],"excerpts":"permit the collection of <span class=\"match\">public</span> comments to consider and use in this proceeding, as appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive <span class=\"match\">public</span> comments it receives on or before March 9, 2026. For information on the Commission's privacy policy, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see \n https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/privacy-policy. \n \n Analysis of Proposed Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Comment \n The Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) has accepted for <span class=\"match\">public</span> comment, subject to final"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), designate critical habitat for the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. In total, approximately 1,160,625 acres (469,688 hectares) in 13 Florida counties fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. This rule extends the Act's protections to this species' critical habitat.","document_number":"2024-04053","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/07/2024-04053/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-designation-of-critical-habitat-for-endangered-florida","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-07/pdf/2024-04053.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-04053.pdf?1709732714","publication_date":"2024-03-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"concerns and effects are actually realized. Over time, as <span class=\"match\">public</span> awareness grows with respect to the role of <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat and the impacts of a <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat designation, particularly where no Federal nexus compelling a section 7 consultation exists, concerns regarding the effect of <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat designation on properties may subside.\n \n \n While existing economic literature and prior <span class=\"match\">public</span> comments on previous designations suggest that costs may result from <span class=\"match\">public</span> perception about how <span class=\"match\">critical</span> habitat may affect private lands, given the differences"},{"title":"Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is publishing a final rule for Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP). This final rule includes requirements for Agency Safety Plans (ASP), Safety Committees, cooperation with frontline transit worker representatives in the development of ASPs, safety risk reduction programs, safety performance targets, de-escalation training for certain transit workers, and addressing infectious diseases through the Safety Management System (SMS) process. This final rule also finalizes revisions to the regulation to coordinate and align with other FTA programs and safety rulemakings.","document_number":"2024-07514","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/11/2024-07514/public-transportation-agency-safety-plans","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-11/pdf/2024-07514.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07514.pdf?1712753114","publication_date":"2024-04-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"for <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Transportation Agency <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Plans (PTASP). This final rule includes requirements for Agency <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Plans (ASP), <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Committees, cooperation with frontline transit worker representatives in the development of ASPs, <span class=\"match\">safety</span> risk reduction programs, <span class=\"match\">safety</span> performance targets, de-escalation training for certain transit workers, and addressing infectious diseases through the <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Management System (SMS) process. This final rule also finalizes revisions to the regulation to coordinate and align with other FTA programs and <span class=\"match\">safety</span> rulemakings"},{"title":"Request for Information and Comment on the Future of the Federal Reserve Banks' Check Services","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) seeks public input on questions related to the future of the Federal Reserve Banks' (Reserve Banks') check services. The Board will use responses to this request for information (RFI) to assess possible strategies for the future of the Reserve Banks' check services, including potentially substantial changes that may have longer run effects on the payments system. In addition, the Board will use responses to this RFI to analyze other actions that the Federal Reserve System could consider with respect to checks, in partnership with the industry, to support the overall safety and efficiency of the payments system.","document_number":"2025-22272","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/09/2025-22272/request-for-information-and-comment-on-the-future-of-the-federal-reserve-banks-check-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-09/pdf/2025-22272.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22272.pdf?1765201508","publication_date":"2025-12-09","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":"checks). The Board therefore believes <span class=\"match\">public</span> input at this early stage is essential to assess the future of the Reserve Banks' check services. Specifically, this input will allow the Federal Reserve to analyze possible strategies for the Reserve Banks' check services in light of, among other factors, the <span class=\"match\">public's</span> view of the future of checks in the <span class=\"match\">nation's</span> payments system. If the Board's analysis supports a strategy for the Reserve Banks' check services that may have significant longer-run effects on the <span class=\"match\">nation's</span> payments system, the Board would seek"},{"title":"New Car Assessment Program Final Decision Notice-Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection","type":"Notice","abstract":"This final decision notice adds a crashworthiness pedestrian protection program to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) to evaluate new model year vehicles' abilities to mitigate pedestrian injuries. Based on its previous research, NHTSA concurs with and adopts most of the European New Car Assessment Programme's (Euro NCAP) pedestrian crashworthiness assessment methods, including the injury limits for test devices and the score calculation method used for impact points. NHTSA will identify new model year vehicles meeting a certain minimum safety threshold on the Agency's website and other published literature. This notice responds in part to the provisions in Section 24213 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which requires NHTSA to incorporate measures in NCAP for evaluating the protection that new vehicles provide vulnerable road users like pedestrians.","document_number":"2024-27446","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/25/2024-27446/new-car-assessment-program-final-decision-notice-crashworthiness-pedestrian-protection","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-25/pdf/2024-27446.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-27446.pdf?1732283120","publication_date":"2024-11-25","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":"Tables \n Appendix C: Vehicle Scoring and Verification Testing Example—Passenger Car \n \n I. Executive Summary \n \n The National Highway Traffic <span class=\"match\">Safety</span> Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) provides comparative information on the <span class=\"match\">safety</span> performance of new vehicles and availability of new vehicle <span class=\"match\">safety</span> features to assist consumers with vehicle purchasing decisions and to encourage <span class=\"match\">safety</span> improvements. NCAP, like many other NHTSA programs, has contributed to significant reductions in motor vehicle related crashes, fatalities, and"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Southern Hognose Snake","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus), a small, fossorial snake species from the coastal plains and sandhills across the southeastern United States, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to list the southern hognose snake. After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that listing the species is warranted. Accordingly, we propose to list the southern hognose snake as a threatened species with protective regulations under section 4(d) of the Act (\"4(d) rule\"). If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extend the Act's protections to the species. We find that designating critical habitat for this species is prudent but not determinable at this time.","document_number":"2025-16688","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16688/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-threatened-species-status-with-section-4d-rule-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-29/pdf/2025-16688.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16688.pdf?1756385137","publication_date":"2025-08-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"proposal. \n <span class=\"match\">Public</span> Hearing \n \n Section 4(b)(5) of the Act provides for a <span class=\"match\">public</span> hearing on this proposal, if requested. Requests must be received by the date specified in \n DATES \n . Such requests must be sent to the address shown in \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT \n . We will schedule a <span class=\"match\">public</span> hearing on this proposal, if requested, and announce the date, time, and place of the hearing, as well as how to obtain reasonable accommodations, in the \n Federal Register \n and local newspapers at least 15 days before the hearing. We may hold the <span class=\"match\">public</span> hearing"},{"title":"Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)","type":"Rule","abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to non-domiciled individuals. This final rule reaffirms, with minor changes, the provisions of the interim final rule (IFR) published on September 29, 2025. Specifically, this final rule limits eligibility for non-domiciled Commercial Learner's Permits (CLPs) and Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for foreign-domiciled individuals to those who hold specific, verifiable employment-based nonimmigrant status. This rule reaffirms the IFR requirements, aligning the issuance of non- domiciled CDLs with FMCSA's statutory mandate to ensure the fitness of all drivers who operate a CMV. By limiting eligibility to statuses subject to enhanced consular vetting of driver history and interagency screening, FMCSA restores the integrity of the CDL system, closes a significant safety gap, and enhances the safety of the traveling public.","document_number":"2026-02965","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02965/restoring-integrity-to-the-issuance-of-non-domiciled-commercial-drivers-licenses-cdl","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02965.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02965.pdf?1770844509","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"drivers to operate CMVs on our <span class=\"match\">Nation's</span> roadways which, as discussed throughout this final rule, is contrary to FMCSA's mission and statutory duty to promote <span class=\"match\">safety</span> and ensure <span class=\"match\">safety</span> fitness of individuals operating a CMV. Further, holding an EAD does not entitle an individual to perform any type of work they choose irrespective of <span class=\"match\">safety</span> implications or qualifications. \n \n <span class=\"match\">Critically</span>, the agency cannot view the EAD as a valid proxy for <span class=\"match\">safety</span> fitness because its issuance involves no assessment of transportation <span class=\"match\">safety</span>. In contrast, the U.S. Department"}]}