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Rule Change Brief

Environmental Protection Agency· Rule· 91 FR 41410

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for the Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) source category. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards in the form of…

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration· Rule· 91 FR 40872

Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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NASA is amending its regulation implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) for federally assisted programs to conform more closely to the statutory text and recent revisions by the Department of Justice (DOJ). This action removes provisions establishing disparate-impact liability. The rule also…

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Agriculture Department· Rule· 91 FR 40859

Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and, as a result, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to establish OCCSP for 2025 and future program years. The rule specifies the eligibility…

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission· Rule· 91 FR 40879

Rescission of Guidelines on Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") is rescinding its regulations regarding Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Guidelines"), and removing it from the Code of Federal Regulations. The Commission is rescinding the Guidelines and removing them…

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 91 FR 41040

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Administrative Practices and Procedures; Formal Hearings

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 41163

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V DEUCE

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 41165

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V MEAT WAGON 2

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 41164

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V GRACIE

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 41166

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V KINGSLEY

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 41162

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V LADY SUSAN

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 41167

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V NAUTI DOG

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

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Homeland Security Department· Rule· 91 FR 41466

Counter-UAS Authority for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies

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In this interim final rule ("IFR"), the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") (collectively, "the Departments") codify the framework for implementing the SAFER SKIES Act, which authorizes State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement or correctional ("SLTT") agencies to…

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Health and Human Services Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 41216

Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Expanded HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies

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This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. In addition, this proposed rule discusses the behavior adjustment and proposes a temporary behavior adjustment and proposes to recalibrate the case-mix weights…

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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 40902

Ensuring Passenger Safety by Preempting Duty and Rest Requirements

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FAA proposes to clarify that FAA regulations governing flightcrew member and flight attendant duty and rest periods preempt all State and local meal and rest break requirements. This proposed rule also explains the agency's view that State meal and rest break requirements are preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act…

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Justice Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 40924

Fingerprint and Photograph Requirements for Firearms Applications

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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.…

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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 40954

Improvements to Rules on Recoupment of Benefit Overpayments

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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is proposing to improve its rules on recoupment of benefit overpayments under PBGC's insurance program for single-employer terminated plans trusteed by PBGC. These proposed improvements include changing the recoupment methodology to a flat rate of 5 percent of a…

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Justice Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 40944

Registering NFA Firearms That Fall Out of Government Contract

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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations implementing a statutory exemption and a statutory authority to grant relief from certain National Firearms Act ("NFA") requirements to better distinguish between them. ATF also proposes…

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Justice Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 40917

Schedules of Controlled Substance: Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I

The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this notice of intent to publish a temporary order to schedule 7-hydroxymitragynine above a specified threshold, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters,…

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Justice Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 40909

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 in Schedule I

The Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this notice of intent to publish a temporary order to schedule three 7-hydroxymitragynine-related substances (mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16), including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers,…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 41161

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of New York

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of New York dated June 30, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40974

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40969

Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

In response to requests from Nucor Corporation and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (collectively, the requesters), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the People's Republic of China (China),…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40972

Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from Bahrain, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Oman, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40979

Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From Bahrain, India, and the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from Bahrain, India, and the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels…

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 40987

Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meetings

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department", "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meetings of the DoDWC will take place.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40976

Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof (diamond sawblades) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of…

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Energy Department· Notice· 91 FR 40991

Implementing Voluntary Agreements Under the Defense Production Act

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.…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 41025

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections.…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 41022

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections.…

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Homeland Security Department· Notice· 91 FR 41053

Modification and Clarification of the National Customs Automation Program Test Regarding Post-Summary Corrections

This document announces modifications and a clarification to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test pertaining to the processing of post-summary corrections (PSCs) and the payment of increases in estimated duties, taxes, and fees resulting from a PSC. Except to the…

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Treasury Department· Notice· 91 FR 41171

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

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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Housing and Urban Development Department· Notice· 91 FR 41061

Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Third Quarter of Calendar Year 2025

Section 106 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (the HUD Reform Act) requires HUD to publish quarterly Federal Register notices of all regulatory waivers that HUD has approved. Each notice covers the quarterly period since the previous Federal Register notice. The purpose of this…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40980

Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from the Czech Republic, Republic of Korea (Korea), the Russian Federation (Russia), and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40982

Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe (seamless pipe) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and the Russian Federation (Russia) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40983

Silicon Metal From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, and Malaysia: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on silicon metal from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, and Malaysia would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 40976

Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh From Mexico: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on standard steel welded wire mesh (wire mesh) from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.

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