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Rule Change Brief

Personnel Management Office· Rule· 91 FR 45991

Updates to Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process

effective in 0d

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for the rules for processing garnishment orders for child support and/or alimony and the rules for processing commercial garnishment orders. This rule updates the address for the Interior Business Center, which serves as the agent for service of process for many…

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Commerce Department· Rule· 91 FR 46000

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 36; Limited Entry Fixed Gear Follow-On Actions

effective in 15d

This final rule implements regulations for amendment 36 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (Groundfish FMP). The regulations include management measures that apply to vessels registered to limited entry fixed gear (LEFG) endorsed permits and LEFG permit owners in the Pacific Coast groundfish…

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Consumer Product Safety Commission· Rule· 91 FR 45992

Revocation of Obsolete Rules Regarding Infant Bouncer Seats and Stationary Activity Centers

effective in 61d·comments close in 30d

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is reviewing its regulations to reduce regulatory burdens and costs. Pursuant to this review, CPSC has identified two rules concerning infant bouncer seats and stationary activity centers that are now obsolete because those products are subject to newer,…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46035

1, 3-Butadiene

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested persons to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the 1,3- Butadiene standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is reopening the record for this rulemaking to provide…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46031

1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested persons to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the 1,2- dibromo-3-chloropropane standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46030

13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.)

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested persons to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.) standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46034

Acrylonitrile

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested persons to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Acrylonitrile standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide…

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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46023

Amendment of Domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-35, V-37, V-53, V-133, V-136, V-143, V-259, V-310, V-364, V-409, V-415, V-454, and V-605; Eastern United States

Stage 56·first seen 1539d ago·1d PRORULE→RULE·comments close in 30d

This action revises an earlier notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that the FAA published in the Federal Register on March 6, 2026, by updating the proposed amendments to domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-53, V-364, V-415, and V- 605 in the eastern United States. This action…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46033

Asbestos

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Asbestos standards. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide an…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46037

Cadmium

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested persons to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Cadmium standards. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide an…

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Commerce Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46042

Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of America and Atlantic Region; Framework Amendment 14

comments close in 30d

NMFS proposes to implement management measures described in Framework Amendment 14 under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources in the Gulf and Atlantic Region, as prepared by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (Councils). If implemented, this proposed…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46032

Ethylene Oxide

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Ethylene Oxide standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46029

Formaldehyde

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Formaldehyde standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide an…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46035

Inorganic Arsenic

Stage 4·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Inorganic Arsenic standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46026

Inorganic Arsenic

Stage 4·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Inorganic Arsenic standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46027

Lead

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Lead standards. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide an…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46036

Methylene Chloride

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Methylene Chloride standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46028

Methylenedianiline

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Methylenedianiline standards. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to…

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Commerce Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46038

Requirement To Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination

comments close in 30d

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is proposing to amend the rules of practice to require a third party request for ex parte reexamination to include a statement by the third party requester identifying all real parties in interest to the ex parte reexamination request. This statement…

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Labor Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46027

Vinyl Chloride

Stage 3·first seen 386d ago·comments close in 30d

OSHA is providing an additional comment period to allow interested people to comment on OSHA's proposal to revise the Vinyl Chloride standard. Following consideration of the rulemaking by OSHA's Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH), OSHA is re-opening the record for this rulemaking to provide…

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46081

Personnel Demonstration Project at the United States Army Communications-Electronics Command Software Engineering Center Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL)

comments close in 30d

This Federal Register Notice (FRN) serves as notice of the proposed adoption of a new personnel demonstration project plan and flexibilities by the STRL comprised of the United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Center (SEC), a successor STRL of the CECOM STRL. The CECOM STRL…

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Personnel Management Office· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 46012

First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

comments close in 61d

The Office of Personnel Management proposes regulations to carry out provisions of the First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act. The Act allows covered Federal first responders who experience a qualifying duty-related illness or injury to continue receiving Federal retirement…

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46105

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46080

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46105

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46103

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46079

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46109

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46115

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46112

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46116

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 46112

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 46223

Data Collection Available for Public Comments

comments close in 61d

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's (SBA) intentions to request approval for an extension or revision of an approved information collection. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 46223

Data Collection Available for Public Comments

comments close in 61d

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's (SBA) intentions to request approval for an extension or revision of an approved information collection. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 46222

Data Collection Available for Public Comments

comments close in 61d

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's (SBA) intentions to request approval for an extension or revision of an approved information collection. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in the Federal…

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Interior Department· Notice· 91 FR 46148

Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Berkeley intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian…

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Treasury Department· Notice· 91 FR 46227

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) the names of certain persons whose property and interests in property had been blocked pursuant to Hong Kong sanctions authorities. Additionally, OFAC…

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