State & Local Governments

This direct final rule rescinds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (Bureau's) procedures by which a State official must notify the Bureau when the official takes an action to enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

This proposed rule would revise standards relating to past-due premium payments; exclude Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of "lawfully present"; the evidentiary standard HHS uses to assess an agent's, broker's, or...

This final rule provides the statutorily prescribed 2025 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations.

Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Nebraska's Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the Nebr...

The Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council invites comment on a proposed rule to implement a framework to govern the ASC's enforcement authority regarding the effectiveness of Appraiser and Appraisal Ma...

This final rule revises HUD's regulations for Housing Assistance Payments contracts that were initially issued and administered by a State Housing Finance Agency. This final rule clarifies the meaning of the terms "HFA (Housing Finance Agency)" and "...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is making ministerial updates to its procedures to reflect a recent organizational change.

This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule that appeared in the April 15, 2024 issue of the Federal Register entitled, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025...

This proposed rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2026 benefit year user fee rates for issuers that participate in the HHS-ope...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adopts with this rule OMB's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, to include 12 existing HHS- specific modifications. This rule also repeals...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing to revise HUD's regulations for Housing Assistance Payments contracts that were initially issued and administered by a State Housing Finance Agency. The proposed rule would clarify the...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) is amending its existing regulations by which State and local government employees who were previously exempt from coverage under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (title VII) m...

This final rule makes several clarifications and updates the definitions currently used to determine whether a consumer is eligible to enroll in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) through an Exchange; a Basic Health Program (BHP), in States that elect to...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule regarding section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (section 1557). Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is issuing this final rule to repromulgate and revise certain regulatory provisions of the HHS, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS A...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising the OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which is now called the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. The final guidance reflects public comments received in response to the OMB Notif...

This final rule amends the regulations of the agencies listed above (the "Agencies") to clarify protections for beneficiaries and prospective beneficiaries of federally funded social services and the rights and obligations of organizations providing...

The Department of the Interior (Department) is issuing revisions to its regulations governing the review and approval of Tribal-State gaming compacts. The revisions add factors and clarify how the Department reviews "Class III Tribal-State Gaming Com...

This final rule provides the statutorily prescribed 2024 adjustment to civil penalty amounts that may be imposed for violations of certain DOT regulations.

This proposed rule includes payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment program, as well as 2025 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and St...