🚧Proposed Rule on Aerial Tramways
MSHA proposes to revise title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR) part 56 by removing duplicative requirements for aerial tramways. Removing these provisions would not reduce protections afforded to miners because they are unnecessary and duplicative of information elsewhere in 30 CFR part 56.
Learn More📈Pipeline Safety Regulation Update and Industry Compliance Standards
This DFR amends PHMSA's regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard PPI TR-3, Policies and Procedures for Developing Hydrostatic Design Basis (HDB), Hydrostatic Design Stresses (HDS), Pressure Design Basis (PDB), Strength Design Basis (SDB), Minimum Required Strength (MRS) Ratings, and Categorized Required Strength (CRS) for Thermoplastic Piping Materials or Pipe. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995.
Learn More🚧Proposed Rule on Bridge Load Capacity Evaluation Requirements
FRA proposes to eliminate the Federal requirement that defines the process a track owner must follow when scheduling the evaluation of bridges with no load capacity determination. The requirement was intended as a transitional measure to phase in compliance after the bridge safety regulations became effective. The restrictions on the track owner's discretion to determine the process for evaluation of bridge load capacity are no longer necessary because the regulations have been in effect for almost fifteen years and the transitional period for compliance has ended.
Learn More🥽Proposed OSHA Benzene Rule Update on Respiratory Protection
This proposed rule would revise some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Benzene standard and would better align this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More🚧Final Agency Actions on Georgia Transportation Project Announced
The FHWA, on behalf of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by GDOT and other Federal agencies that are final agency actions. These actions relate to the proposed highway project, which extends on State Route (SR) 9 from its crossing of the Chattahoochee River northward to its intersection with SR 120 for a total length of 1.1 miles. The project also includes improvements to a 0.4-mile east-west segment along Azalea Drive/Riverside Road from just west of SR 9 to Riviera Road. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.
Learn More🚂New Proposed Rule on Railroad Horn Usage at Passenger Stations
FRA proposes to amend its safety standards related to the use of the locomotive horn to clarify that no Federal regulation requires a railroad to sound a locomotive horn because of the presence of a passenger station. The proposed rule would clarify that a railroad has discretion to determine policies for sounding a locomotive horn at a passenger station through railroad operating rules. The proposed rule would also provide that if a railroad decides to sound a locomotive horn at a passenger station, the minimum sound level requirements in FRA's Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards would not apply to the sound produced by the horn.
Learn More⚖️Overview of International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions Regulations
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement a February 6, 2025 International Criminal Court-related Executive order. The rule also includes information relevant to a May 9, 2025 Executive order relating to requirements for final rules published in the Federal Register. OFAC intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses, and other regulatory provisions.
Learn More⛏️MSHA Proposes Revision of Diesel Particulate Matter Regulations
MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 57 by removing outdated requirements for miners' exposures to diesel particulate matter (DPM) in underground metal and nonmetal mines (MNM). These revisions would streamline the requirements for DPM for underground MNM mine operators while maintaining the same level of protection for miners.
Learn More📦Proposed Rule to Revise Hazardous Materials Regulations for Carriers
This NPRM proposes to revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to provide domestic carriers the option to maintain electronic copies of emergency response information rather than requiring a hard copy printed on paper.
Learn More💵Impact of Medicare Prior Authorization Regulations on Businesses
This notice announces a 6-year model focused on reducing fraud, waste (including low-value care), and abuse in Medicare fee-for- service (FFS) via the implementation of technology-enabled prior authorization processes for select services.
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