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Rule Change Brief

Personnel Management Office· Rule· 91 FR 41521

Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other Employees

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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of performance management for non-Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, including General Schedule (GS) and prevailing rate employees. This final rule eliminates unnecessary summary level patterns; removes…

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Commerce Department· Rule· 91 FR 41566

Pribilof Islands Administration; Dogs Prohibited

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NMFS is creating an exception to the prohibition on landing dogs on the Pribilof Islands to allow the Regional Administrator to authorize independently certified and trained rodent detection dogs to be deployed to detect and prevent the establishment of invasive rodents. Invasive rodents could have significant…

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Energy Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 42034

Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment

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The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the Department") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, "Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial…

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Commerce Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 41611

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Amendment 62

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NMFS proposes to implement management measures described in Amendment 62 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf (FMP) (Amendment 62), as prepared and submitted by the Gulf Council (Council). This proposed rule and Amendment 62 would revise the catch limits and sector allocations for…

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State Department· Notice· 91 FR 41725

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Brokering Approval (License)

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The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 41619

Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Anthracite Coal

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On June 29, 2026, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of anthracite coal. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section 232). Interested parties are invited to submit written…

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Federal Trade Commission· Notice· 91 FR 41638

Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems

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The Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") is proposing a policy statement regarding the application of the prohibition on deceptive acts or practices in section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to companies that market artificial intelligence ("AI") systems.

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Energy Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 41578

Energy Conservation Program: Review of DOE's Analytic Methods for Setting Energy Conservation Standards

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The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department") requests comment regarding the assumptions, models, and methodologies that DOE uses in setting energy conservation standards for covered products and equipment. Relatedly, DOE also requests comments on the report summarizing the work conducted by the National…

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 42086

Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to revise the NRC's regulations to streamline and modernize its implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). These proposed revisions address Presidential directives in Executive Order (E.O.) 14300, "Ordering the Reform of…

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Health and Human Services Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 41734

Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots

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This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for calendar year 2027 based on our continuing experience with these systems. We also describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the…

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Health and Human Services Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 41604

Recission of the National Cancer Institute Clinical Cancer Education Program Regulation

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in consultation with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is proposing to rescind the existing regulation concerning grants under the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Clinical Cancer Education Program because the regulation is obsolete and no longer necessary.

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Energy Department· Notice· 91 FR 41625

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-556); Comment Request; Extension

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In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-556 (OMB Control No. 1902-0075) Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small…

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Energy Department· Notice· 91 FR 41632

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-912); Comment Request; Extension

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In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC-912 (OMB Control No. 1902-0237), PURPA Section 210(m) Notification Requirements Applicable to…

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Securities and Exchange Commission· Notice· 91 FR 41722

No Adjustment to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is publishing this notice ("Notice") pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ("2015 Act"). This Act requires all agencies to annually adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties that may be imposed under the…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 41620

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 41725

SBIC License Issuance

Pursuant to the authority granted to the United States Small Business Administration under section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, to grant Small Business Investment Company licenses under the Small Business Investment Company Program, this notice satisfies the requirement effective…

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