Proposed Rule 29 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, administrative practice and procedure, privacy act, immigration, freedom of information, privacy, data protection, courts, business impacts

🗃️Proposed Regulation Changes on Privacy Act Affecting Immigration Records

In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a modified system of records, Adjudication and Appeal Records of the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge and Board of Immigration Appeals, JUSTICE/EOIR-001. This system of records has been exempted from the access and amendment provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, U.S.C. 552a(d), pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), and (k)(2). See 28 CFR 16.83. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, EOIR proposes to update 28 CFR 16.83 consistent with the system of records' modifications to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act to protect properly classified information and law enforcement sensitive materials maintained in the system. For the reasons provided below, the Department proposes to update its Privacy Act regulations exempting records in this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Public comment is invited.

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Notice 5 Aug 2025 regulations, medicaid, medicare, business impacts, cms, compliance, healthcare

🏥Quarterly CMS Updates

This quarterly notice lists Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published in the 3-month period, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.

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Proposed Rule 24 Jul 2025 compliance, environmental regulation, pennsylvania, air quality, clean air act, business impacts, sulfur dioxide

🌫️EPA Proposes Municipal Redesignation for Beaver County Air Quality

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision and redesignation request submitted on August 12, 2024 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). The SIP revision asks the EPA to redesignate the Beaver County, Pennsylvania area from nonattainment to attainment for the 2010 1-hour primary sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The revision also asks the EPA to approve into the SIP the Commonwealth's maintenance plan for the 2010 1-hour primary SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS for the Beaver County area. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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Notice 13 Jun 2025 compliance, united states, research, antitrust, business impacts, cooperation, testing, insulation, coatings

⚙️Antitrust Notice for Cooperative Research on Corrosion Under Insulation

The Department of Justice has issued a notice regarding the formation of a cooperative research group focused on corrosion under insulation, detailing its objectives, member identities, and planned activities, including the testing of various protective coating and insulation products and sensing technologies. The notice is filed under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act.

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Rule 29 May 2025 business impacts, regulation, healthcare, medicaid, compliance, medicare, cms

🏥Medicare and Medicaid Regulatory Corrections and Business Impacts

This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the April 15, 2025 Federal Register, titled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly."

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Notice 2 May 2025 procurement, products, business impacts, regulation, services, nonprofit

🛒Proposed Deletions from Procurement List Impacting Businesses

The Committee is proposing to delete product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Notice 17 Apr 2025 shipping, regulations, business impacts, postal service, negotiated service agreements

📦Key Notice on Priority Mail Express Contract Change by USPS

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

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Notice 2 Apr 2025 federal reserve, financial services, business impacts, bank holding companies, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory approvals

🏦Federal Reserve Notice on Bank Holding Company Mergers

This notice discusses the Federal Reserve's approval process for bank holding companies seeking to merge or acquire other banks and related companies. It details application availability, public commentary procedures, and regulatory compliance under the Bank Holding Company Act, emphasizing public transparency and engagement in the approval process.

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Notice 26 Mar 2025 compliance, information collection, energy regulation, ferc, business impacts

⚡FERC Information Collection Activities and Business Implications

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-517, Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability Standards. There are no changes to the reporting requirements with this information collection. The 60-day notice comment period ended on March 4, 2025, with no comments received.

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Notice 26 Mar 2025 regulatory compliance, natural gas, tariffs, federal, ferc, business impacts

🚧Comments Requested on FERC-545 Gas Pipeline Rate Collection

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 545: Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Change (Non-Formal)". No comments were received on the 60-day notice that was published on January 8, 2025.

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