🏫Call for Comments on Accrediting Agency Performance by Education Dept
This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review during the period of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Learn More📚NACIQI Meeting Notice
This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access or participate in the October 21, 2025, meeting of NACIQI, and provides information to members of the public regarding the meeting, including requesting to make written or oral comments. Committee members will meet in-person. Agency representatives have the option to meet in-person or virtually, and public attendees will participate virtually. The notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Section 114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended.
Learn More⚖️SGS North America Approved as Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that SGS North America, Inc. (Houston, TX) has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 26, 2023.
Learn More📜Agency Information Collection for Laboratory Accreditation
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be 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 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Learn More🏥URAC's Deeming Authority Renewed for Medicare Advantage Programs
This final notice announces the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decision to renew the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission's application for Medicare Advantage "deeming authority" of Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations for a term of 6 years.
Learn More🛢️Accreditation Notice for Quality Custom Inspections and Laboratories
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Quality Custom Inspections and Laboratories, Inc. (Pasadena, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of August 16, 2023.
Learn More🎓Comment Request on Prison Education Program Accreditation Requirements
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
Learn More💵FDA Announces User Fee Rates for Food Safety Certification FY 2026
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the fiscal year (FY) 2026 annual fee rate for recognized accreditation bodies and accredited certification bodies, and the initial and renewal fee rate for accreditation bodies applying to be recognized in the third-party certification program authorized by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as amended by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). We are also announcing the fee rate for certification bodies applying for direct FDA accreditation.
Learn More🏥Notice on Medicare Accreditation for Critical Access Hospitals
This notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for critical access hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Learn More📄Agency Information Collection for Non-Attorney Representative Accreditation
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be 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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