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Rule Change Brief

Labor Department· Notice· 91 FR 22549

Maryland State Plan; Level of Federal Enforcement: Private Sector Employment on Federal Properties

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This document gives notice of OSHA's approval of a clarification to the Maryland State Plan to specify that private-sector employment on land that the United States or any unit of the United States leases or otherwise holds in the State is not included in its State Plan.

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 22431

Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures

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This final rule reinstates and expounds upon procedural reforms for the Department's rulemakings, guidance documents, and enforcement actions rescinded by a final rule published by the Department on April 2, 2021, "Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures." Accordingly, this final rule revises…

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Interior Department· Rule· 91 FR 22590

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rayed Bean, Sheepnose, Snuffbox, and Spectaclecase Mussels

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for the rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), sheepnose (Plethobasus cyphyus), snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra), and spectaclecase (Cumberlandia monodonta), all species of freshwater mussel, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended…

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Energy Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 22477

Energy Conservation Program: Notification of Petition for Rulemaking

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On February 19, 2026, the Department of Energy (DOE) received a petition from the American Gas Association (AGA), the American Public Gas Association (APGA), and the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) asking DOE to amend the compliance dates for two energy conservation standards final rules for commercial water…

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Treasury Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 22481

Streamlining Regulations Concerning Public Welfare Investments, Open Market Collateralized Loan Obligations, and Federal Savings Association Nondiscrimination Requirements

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency invites public comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposed rule) to rescind or amend certain regulations that are unnecessary, based on anything other than the best reading of the underlying statutory authority, or lacking clear statutory authority, consistent…

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Justice Department· Notice· 91 FR 22547

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed New Information Collection Activity; Comment Request: Proposed Study Entitled “Pilot Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced by Young Adults”

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, is submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 22498

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Miller Sands Island, Rice Island, and Cottonwood Island Pile Dike Repairs Projects on the Lower Columbia River in Oregon and Washington

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NMFS has received a request from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Miller Sands-Rice Island Pile Dike Repairs Project (MSRI Project) and Cottonwood Island Pile Dike Replacement Project (CI Project) on the lower Columbia River (LCR) in Oregon and Washington.…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 22575

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Barrier Failure Reporting in Oil and Gas Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, BTS announces its plan to submit the information collection request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. BTS is requesting approval to renew an existing ICR 2138-0046, Barrier…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 22573

Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Oil and Gas Industry Safety Data Program

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, BTS announces its plan to submit the information collection request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. BTS is requesting approval to renew an existing ICR 2138-0048, Industry…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 22494

Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Covered Merchandise Inquiry

In response to a covered merchandise referral by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain merchandise subject to the inquiry imported into in the United States is covered under the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain…

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Administrative Conference of the United States· Notice· 91 FR 22488

Frontline Decision Making in the Adjudication of Applications; Request for Comments

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The Office of the Chairman of ACUS is requesting public input on frontline decision making in the adjudication of applications for benefits, loans, grants, licenses, and the like. "Frontline decision making" refers to processes that agencies use to render an initial determination, often based on a review of the…

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Treasury Department· Notice· 91 FR 22576

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 22493

Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Covered Merchandise Inquiry

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that seamless oil country tubular goods (OCTG) produced by Boly Pipe Co., Ltd. (Boly Pipe) in Thailand using steel billets from the People's Republic of China (China) and exported to its customers, Commercial Steel Products LLC (CSP) and JOL Tubular, Inc. (JOL…

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