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Rule Change Brief

Veterans Affairs Department· Rule· 87 FR 29671

Fiduciary Bond

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations that govern fiduciary activities. More specifically, the amendments revise specific procedures to exempt a VA-appointed fiduciary who is also serving as a court-appointed fiduciary from posting multiple bonds and to also exempt a VA-appointed fiduciary…

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Health and Human Services Department· Rule· 87 FR 29675

Medicaid Program; Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims

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This final rule reinterprets the scope of the general requirement that State payments for Medicaid services under a State plan must generally be made directly to the individual practitioner or institution providing services or to the beneficiary, in the case of a class of practitioners for which the Medicaid program…

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Interior Department· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 29790

Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature and Subpart B Revisions

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The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is proposing to add requirements for new or unusual technology, including equipment used in high pressure high temperature (HPHT) environments, to revise and reorganize the information submission requirements for a project's Conceptual Plans and Deepwater…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 29707

Air Plan Approval; Alabama; NOX SIP Call

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Alabama, through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), in a letter dated October 18, 2021. The revision includes corrections to deficiencies to Alabama's…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Rule· 87 FR 29673

Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Revision of the Application Exclusion Zone Requirements; Court Order; Stay of Effectiveness

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On December 28, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an order in the case of State of New York et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, which resulted in a stay of the effectiveness for an October 30, 2020 final rule (2020 AEZ Rule) amending certain…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 29710

Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed After 10/21/74 & On or Before 8/17/83; Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces & Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Constructed After8/17/83

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In this action, the EPA is proposing new and revised standards of performance for electric arc furnaces (EAF) and argon-oxygen decarburization (AOD) vessels in the steel industry. The EPA is proposing that EAF facilities that begin construction, reconstruction or modification after May 16, 2022 would need to comply…

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Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 29762

Advisory Committee on Veterans' Employment, Training and Employer Outreach (ACVETEO): Meeting

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the ACVETEO. The ACVETEO will discuss the DOL core programs and services that assist veterans seeking employment and raise employer awareness as to the advantages of hiring veterans. There will be an opportunity for individuals or…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 87 FR 29778

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs

The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the date, time, and agenda for a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA).

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 87 FR 29777

Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the date, time, and agenda for the next meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF).

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 87 FR 29778

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of New Mexico

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Mexico (FEMA-4652-DR), dated 05/04/2022. Incident: Wildfires and Straight-line Winds. Incident Period: 04/05/2022 and continuing.

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