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2024-07114. Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial ...
- The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department") is revising its "Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain...
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2024-04784. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
- The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the Federal test procedure for central air conditioners and heat pumps ("CAC/HPs") to incorporate by reference the latest versions of the applicable industry standards. Specifically, DOE proposes:...
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2024-06690. Energy Conservation Program: Clarifying Amendments to the Error Correction Rule
- The Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the Department") is amending its procedures for providing public input on possible corrections of errors contained in the regulatory text of energy conservation standard final rules. In this final rule, DOE modifies...
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2024-06250. Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposes to set or adjust patent fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), as amended by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of...
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2024-06497. Community Reinvestment Act; Supplemental Rule
- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (together referred to as the agencies, and each, individually, the agency) are...
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2024-05977. Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirement for the 8(a) Business Development Program; Correction
- This document corrects a technical error in the definition of substantial bundling that appeared in the Federal Register on April 27, 2023, a final rule entitled, "Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business...
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2024-06126. Signature Requirements Related to Acceptance of Electronic Signatures for Patent Correspondence
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is revising the rules of practice in patent cases to update the signature rule to provide for the broader permissibility of electronic signatures using third-party document-signing...
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2024-04737. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
- The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential clothes washers (``RCWs''). In this notice of...
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2024-04736. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
- The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential clothes washers (``RCWs''). In this direct...
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2024-04854. Providing Discretion To Extend Women-Owned Small Business Program Recertification Where Appropriate
- This interim final rule contains amendments to the regulations governing the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is revising its regulations to specifically recognize that the SBA Administrator may...
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2024-03869. Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
- 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...
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2024-02776. Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Alternative Size Standard for SBA's 7(a) and CDC/504 Loan Programs for Inflation; and Surety Bond Limits: Adjustments for Inflation
- This rule finalizes, without change, the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA or Agency) July 28, 2023, proposed rule to adopt the current statutory alternative size standard for its 7(a) Business and Certified Development Company (CDC/504) Loan...
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2024-02854. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
- FinCEN, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to include certain investment advisers in the definition of ``financial institution'' under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), prescribe...
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2024-02007. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products
- The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including consumer conventional cooking products. In this notice of...
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2024-02008. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products
- The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including consumer conventional cooking products. In this direct...
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2024-01420. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
- FinCEN is publishing this final rule to reflect inflation adjustments to its civil monetary penalties as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended. This rule adjusts certain maximum civil monetary penalties...
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2024-00559. Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth; Technical Amendments and Clarifications
- This direct final rule clarifies and provides technical updates to the Small Business Investment Company Investment Diversification and Growth final rule implemented on August 17, 2023 (SBIC IDG Final Rule), which reduced barriers to program...
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2023-28977. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
- The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. In this...
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2023-28978. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
- The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. In this...
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2023-28556. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters
- The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including consumer water heaters. On July 28, 2023, the U.S....