8/5/19
Beginning today,
every Monday Rogan’s List will feature a listing of proposed rule
and regulation changes that are currently accepting public comment. Commenting is the way to show government
agencies how we feel about these proposed changes.
PUBLIC COMMENTS NEEDED
Organization
Recent
Closing Soon
Section I -
ICE, DHS, DOL, NLRB
Section II
- everything environmental - EPA, BLM, DOE
Section III
- Civil rights, housing, education, healthcare
Other
Recent
Comments
due 9/23/2019 “Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program” Cuts food benefits to 3,000,000 people. Kids
in school lunch programs would have to apply separately for the program. Read
the text - USDA claims that billionaires are getting food stamps. Read it
and comment here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/24/2019-15670/revision-of-categorical-eligibility-in-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
Read more about it here: https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snaps-broad-based-categorical-eligibility-supports-working-families-and And https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/25/what-my-grandmother-would-have-said-about-trumps-food-stamp-proposal/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.967560714d56 and https://www.npr.org/2019/07/23/744451246/3-million-could-lose-food-stamp-benefits-under-trump-administration-proposal and https://www.apnews.com/9f98d78a3c214c22bf0100ef9c153917
Posted
8/5/2019. Notice of Proposed Rule - no comment period. "Announcement of
Federal Funding Opportunity" - Defense installations. Has
environmental, civilian safety, rights of local land-use planners and right to
protest implications. "OEA's Compatible Use Program provides technical and
financial assistance to state and local governments to plan and carry out
civilian actions necessary to alleviate and/or prevent incompatible civilian
development and other civilian activities that are likely to impair the
continued operational utility of a DoD installation or facility. The program
enables states and communities to assist local installations to optimize their
mission—support lethality, and enhance the readiness and military value of
their local installations" https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/05/2019-16619/announcement-of-federal-funding-opportunity
Posted
9/5/2019 Notices or proposed rulemaking. Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods Site
Installations. Multiple sites designated. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/search?conditions%5Bterm%5D=8.5.2019+spent+fuel+storage# One
state’s reaction: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/07/new-mexico-nuclear-waste-storage/
Comments
due 9/18/2019. Debt collection practices. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/02/2019-16476/debt-collection-practices-regulation-f-extension-of-comment-period . “The breadth of the planned rulemaking, however,
could fundamentally change how third-party debt collectors, first-party
creditors collecting consumer debts, debt buyers, and vendors providing
material assistance to collectors (such as payment system or technology
providers) collect mortgage, credit card, student loan, auto, medical, and
other consumer debt.”
Comments
due 9/03/2019. EPA taking comment in response to a BASF petition to allow more
tolerance exemptions in residues of pesticides on food, clothing, and other
items. Would increase levels allowed. “Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various Commodities for June 2019.”
Comments
due 9/22/2019. “Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section
108(b) for Facilities in the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and
Distribution Industry. “ EPA proposes not holding electric power
generating companies financially responsible. Could impact fiscal
responsibility in events like the California wildfires - several attributed to
power company transmission lines. Read it and comment here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/29/2019-15094/financial-responsibility-requirements-under-cercla-section-108b-for-facilities-in-the-electric-power . Read preliminary report here: https://www.cleanenergylawreport.com/energy-regulatory/epa-will-not-require-financial-assurances-from-electric-power-sector/
Comments
due Sept. 23, 2019 “Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal” Read it and
comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DHS-2019-0036-0001
ICE has picked up and deported US
citizens using this rule. https://thinkprogress.org/u-s-citizens-federal-immigration-custody-detention-amid-new-rule-change-deportations-64cde3b28c17/ and
Comments due August 26, 2019.
“Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit
Application and Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for the Desert Tortoise;
High Desert Solar Project, San Bernardino County, California; Correction” Proposed “taking” of desert
tortoises in building solar installation.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/29/2019-15993/endangered-and-threatened-species-receipt-of-an-incidental-take-permit-application-and-low-effect
Read more here: https://deserttortoise.org/eac/
July
22, 2019 Notice of proposed rule. “Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture:
Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection Standard; Revision of the
Application Exclusion Zone Requirements” affecting “Agricultural worker, employer, environmental protection,
farms, forests, greenhouses pesticides, nurseries, pesticide handler, worker
protection standard.” No comment period yet. Given this administration’s track
record, this doesn’t bode well. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/07/22/2019-15371/submission-to-the-secretary-of-agriculture-pesticides-agricultural-worker-protection-standard
Comments due Sept 15, 2019. Massive changes to Long-term care
facilities proposed. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CMS-2019-0105-0001. Not much comment yet, just this: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/government/cms-prohibits-forced-arbitration-nursing-home-patients
July 12, 2019 30-day Notice. “Agency Information Collection
Activities: REAL ID: Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses and Identification
Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies
for Office Purposes” - Comments not accepted. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DHS-2019-0018-0004
Raises privacy concerns. Read more here:
https://www.themainewire.com/2019/07/real-id-is-a-privacy-eroding-overreach-by-the-federal-government/
Closing Soon
Closing August 6, 2019. Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered
Organisms.
“We
are proposing to revise our regulations regarding the movement (importation,
interstate movement, and environmental release) of certain genetically
engineered organisms in response to advances in genetic engineering and our
understanding of the plant pest risk posed by them, thereby reducing regulatory
burden for developers of organisms.” What could go wrong? Read it and comment
here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=APHIS-2018-0034-0037 Read more about it here: https://www.organicconsumers.org/blog/usda-opens-door-untested-unlabeled-gmos
Closing August 7, 2019. It’s back. “Migratory Bird
Hunting: Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian
Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2019-20 Season” https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FWS-HQ-MB-2018-0030-0067 Read more here: https://www.indianz.com/fr/2019/07/08/migratory_bird_hunting_propose_4.asp Comments due August 13, 2019. “Nondiscrimination in
Health and Health Education Programs or Activities” - Titled “Trump
Administration Rule Would Undo Health Care Protections For LGBTQ Patients “by Kaiser health News. Also targets abortion and non-English speakers.
Read it and comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=HHS-OCR-2019-0007-0001 and https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CMS_FRDOC_0001-2645 Read about it here: Overall analysis: https://www.kff.org/disparities-policy/issue-brief/hhss-proposed-changes-to-non-discrimination-regulations-under-aca-section-1557/ . On limiting language access: https://khn.org/news/foreign-language-health-notices-non-english-speakers-trump-administration-rules/ and https://www.kff.org/disparities-policy/issue-brief/hhss-proposed-changes-to-non-discrimination-regulations-under-aca-section-1557/
Comments due August 15, 2019.
“Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications” Trump’s asylum ban. Interim
final rule; request for comment. “In sum, this rule provides that, with limited
exceptions, an alien who enters or arrives in the United States across the southern
land border is ineligible for the discretionary benefit of asylum unless he or
she applied for and received a final judgment denying protection in at least
one third country through which he or she transited en route to the United
States. The alien would, however, remain eligible to apply for statutory
withholding of removal and for deferral of removal under the CAT.” https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EOIR-2019-0002-0001
Comments due August 12, 2019. “National
Environmental Policy Act Compliance” Applies to Forest Service. Read it and comment here. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FS-2019-0010-0001 From the proposal, “The Forest Service is not fully meeting agency
expectations, nor the expectations of the public, partners, and stakeholders,
to improve the health and resilience of forests and grasslands, create jobs,
and provide economic and recreational benefits. “From Bloomberg, “Forest
Service Proposal Exempts Some Roads, Logging From Review. https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/forest-service-proposal-exempts-some-roads-logging-from-review
Comments due August 12, 2019. “General Statement of Policy or Guidance
on Revoking Union-Dues Assignments” Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
seeks comment, “on Authority to reevaluate its precedent on the
revocation of federal employees' union-dues assignments.” - on the right of
federal employees to unionize. Email: FedRegComments@flra.gov Include “OPM
(Petitioner), Case No. 0-PS-34 https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FLRA-2019-0002-0001 You may send comments, which must include the
caption “Office of Personnel Management (Petitioner),
Case No. 0-PS-34,” by one of the following methods: Email: FedRegComments@flra.gov Include “OPM (Petitioner), Case No.
0-PS-34” in the subject line of the message. Mail or Hand Delivery: Emily Sloop, Chief, Case Intake and
Publication, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Docket Room, Suite 200, 1400 K
Street NW, Washington, DC 20424-0001.
Comments due August 12, 2019.
Request for Information: Reducing Administrative Burden to Put Patients over
Paperwork. Read it and comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CMS-2019-0084-0001.
Insurance changes. https://khn.org/morning-breakout/trump-rule-will-allow-small-employers-to-use-tax-free-accounts-to-help-workers-pay-for-health-insurance/
”The health reimbursement arrangements are already available to employers and
workers, but the administration finalized new rules that potentially could
boost their popularity. Critics fear that some of the changes could undermine
traditional workplace insurance or raise premiums for individual plans.”
Comments due
August 12, 2019. Notice. “Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals,
Submissions, and Approvals: Supplemental Questionnaire to Determine Identity
for a U.S. Passport” - Mysterious
US ID requirement - no explanation given in text. Comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOS-2019-0020-0001
Comments due August 23, 2019. Robocall proposal for blocking system. “A
safe harbor for call-blocking programs targeting unauthenticated calls, which
may be potentially spoofed; safeguards to ensure that the most important calls
are not blocked; and to require voice service providers to implement the
SHAKEN/STIR Caller ID Authentication framework, in the event major voice
service providers have failed to do so by the end of this year. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FCC-2019-0188-0002
Comments
extended to August 28, 2019. Three proposals. AI green light. Automated driving
systems have three proposals
to ease regulations on automobiles, trains, and commercial vehicles. “Removing Regulatory
Barriers for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems”. DOT is prioritizing removing regulatory hurdles
that may stand in the way – either explicitly or implicitly – of advancements
in automated technologies. Cars - Comment period extended: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FMCSA-2018-0037-0217 Commercial vehicles: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FMCSA-2018-0037-0199 Trains: Update: Withdrawn. You can still comment - https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FRA-2014-0033-1606
Section I - ICE, DHS, DOL, NLRB
Comments due September 9, 2019.
Request for Information: Concerning Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver
Detention Times During Loading and Unloading
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FMCSA-2019-0054-0001
Truckers are weighing in - the comments are interesting. Read more about it
here: https://www.truckingtruth.com/news/Article-81/fmcsa-detention-time.
“The request for information comes after a 2018 report found that
detention time is costing individual truck
drivers thousands of dollars each year-- and increasing crashes.” https://cdllife.com/2019/fmcsa-asks-truckers-how-much-of-their-time-is-wasted-loading-and-unloading/
4/30/2016 Trump tightens asylum rules, will make immigrants pay fees
to seek humanitarian refuge, Presidential memorandum and proposed rule below. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/07/2019-09470/combating-high-nonimmigrant-overstay-rates and
notice of proposed rule-making (no comment period yet). https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201904&RIN=1653-AA78
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/04/30/trumps-new-asylum-rules-seek-fees-immigrants- bans-some-work-visas/
and https://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Browse_by_Interest/International_Students_and_Scholars/Proposal_to_Replace_Duration_of_Status/
Section II - EPA, BUREAU
OF RECLAMATION - ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
Comments due August 26, 2019 National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations: Perchlorate. EPA proposed keeping current standard for this toxin but
also seeks comment on raising/lowering it. Read it and comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0780-0001
Read it about it here: https://www.environmentallawandpolicy.com/2019/06/epa-proposes-perchlorate-mcl-under-the-safe-drinking-water-act/
July 16, 2019 “2019-07-16
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers,
Grant of Petition for Rulemaking; Proposed rule” https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0005-2302 . Creates “a new
class of less efficient dishwashers – the latest in DOE’s series of energy
efficiency rollbacks” - https://energycommerce.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/pallone-on-doe-approving-petition-to-roll-back-more-energy-efficiency
July 17, 2019. Nuclear Regulatory Commission proposes less oversight
of aging nuclear power plants. NRC report. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/climate/nrc-nuclear-inspection-weakening.html
Comments due September 9, 2019. 2019-07-11 “Energy Conservation
Program for Appliance Standards: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential
Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters.” Will reduce or eliminate energy-efficiency standards.
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0018-0065
Read more here: https://aceee.org/blog/2019/06/doe-refuses-public-hearing-proposal
Comments due Sept. 21, 2o19. Port Access Route Study: Alaskan Arctic
Coast
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=USCG-2018-1058-0001 Read this comment from Audubon Society and
Ocean Conservancy, among other organizations: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=USCG-2018-1058-0002
July 14, 2019 Multiple BLM Notices and Proposed Rules with links to
comment pages. https://www.esa.org/public-policy/stay-informed/federal-register-opportunities/
July 14, 2019 Multiple Ozone Standards - EPA is doing this
state-by-state. https://www.regulations.gov/searchResults?rpp=25&po=0&s=ozone&fp=true&ns=true
Posted Feb. 26,
2019. Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Exhaust Request
for Information; reopening of the rulemaking record for public comments. Because of comments, comment period
extended to Sept. 25, 2020. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=MSHA-2014-0031-0185 Federal Register version
comment period ends 09/25/2020 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/25/2019-05443/exposure-of-underground-miners-to-diesel-exhaust Update - “The comment period for the request
for information, published on June 8, 2016 (81 FR 36826),
which was scheduled to close on March 26, 2019 (58 FR 12904)
is extended. Comments must be received on or before midnight Eastern Daylight
Time on September 25, 2020.” An
important comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=MSHA-2014-0031-0180 "This reopened
RFI takes into account information originally gathered and shared from NIOSH,
NCI, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which shows a
correlation to exposure to diesel exhaust, a classified human carcinogen, and
negative impact on miners health (Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel
Exhaust, 81 Fed. Reg. 110, 36826-36827 (June 8, 2016). On page 36827,
stakeholders, MSHA, and the Diesel Exhaust Health Effects Partnership
(Partnership) decided that more research and complex questions needed to be
gathered and answered before allowing miners to continue working in DPM in the
air. Potential for new technology and stricter standards that are in compliance
with EPA DPM standards. "https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=MSHA-2014-0031-0182 And this study: https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/press-releases/2012/DieselMinersPressRelease
5/20/2019. EPA Plan to change
method of reporting
pollution deaths. "E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands of Pollution Deaths
Off the Books by Changing Its Math". Not posted yet as a proposal.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/climate/epa-air-pollution-deaths.html: Several
people with knowledge
of the EPA plan told the New York Times that using a new analytical model to
calculate air pollution deaths could make it easier for the federal government
to move forward with eliminating the Clean Power Plan, a key climate change
rule put into place under the Obama administration. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/us/politics/trump-climate-science.html https://www.columbiamissourian.com/editorial-air-likely-to-be-more-polluted-under-new-epa/article_7ae47774-8238-11e9-befa-8b81c28c91d2.html
Closing
Sep 3, 2019. Glyphosate Interim Registration Decision - Notice. Glyphosate is RoundUp. Read it and comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361-2340
2019 BLM
oil and gas lease sales - still for sale. Document
listing all projects : https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/projects/nepa/116438/162409/198093/2018.11.15_DNA_doc_March_2019_OGLsSa.pdfWebsite listing upcoming sales: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/nepa/nepa_register.do And the site doing the selling where you can buy leases starting at $2 and
acre: https://www.energynet.com/govt_listing.plSee the calendar of government leases sales here: https://www.energynet.com/calendar.pl BLM’s
own e-planning site: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/comments/commentSubmission.do?commentPeriodId=74027 https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/nepa/nepa_register.do
Section III - CIVIL RIGHTS, TITLE IX, HEALTH, EDUCATION, FOOD,
BANKING, HOUSING and FCC
Comments due August 30, 2019. Limiting Broadband access in
multi-family units. Comment instruction on this webpage: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FCC-2019-0215-0001 Read more about
it here: https://www.nmhc.org/news/nmhc-news/fcc-issues-proposed-rule-on-broadband-in-multifamily/ and https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/public-knowledge-responds-to-fcc-vote-to-preempt-local-regulation-of-broadband San
Francisco’s response: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/this-is-crazy-fcc-kills-part-of-san-franciscos-broadband-competition-law/
5/23/2019 Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “Debt Collection Practices Regulation F” - deals with how, how often and methods debt
collection agencies can contact consumer. Comments due August 19, 2019. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CFPB-2019-0022-0001. The same proposed regulation with comment
time extended to September 18: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CFPB-2019-0022-2023 Useful comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=CFPB-2019-0022-0013
Coming as a
proposed regulation. From June: Proposal to recalculate how the Federal
government calculates poverty rates so as to reduce benefits to poor people.
This was a notice - proposed rule will follow sometime. I'm putting this here
as a place-marker. https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=OMB-2019-0002-0001
Article about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/politics/trump-poverty-level-proposal.html
5/30/2019 Notice.
State Department to launch new human rights panel called “Commission on
Unalienable Rights” stressing 'natural law' Seen as attempt to undermine LGBTQ rights. Read about it
here: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/30/human-rights-state-department-1348014 Read the notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/30/2019-11300/department-of-state-commission-on-unalienable-rights and https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOS_FRDOC_0001-4886
May-June 2019 Concerted Attack on Civil Rights. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WH2B132JsR2fSqylMATCHmU-9BCq4bMs Learn more about the
proposed regulation and how to fight it here (you can submit a comment).: https://protecttranshealth.org/
Extending Medicaid provisions: Some
include work-requirements. These are by state. Some
have comments open - usual time period is one month. Those with open
comments are at the top of the list. https://public.medicaid.gov/connect.ti/public.comments/whatsNew Update from Kaiser Family
Foundations 3/13/2019: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/partial-medicaid-expansion-with-aca-enhanced-matching-funds-implications-for-financing-and-coverage/
Not
posted as a regulation but followed as policy. State Medicaid block grants. Many
view this as a way to cut Medicaid to individuals. Also see link to state
updates above. https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/medicaid-what-to-watch-in-2019-from-the-administration-congress-and-the-states/ https://www.kff.org/health-reform/fact-sheet/tracking-section-1332-state-innovation-waivers/ Kaiser
Health News take here: https://khn.org/news/block-grants-medicaid-faq/
Other (more on
regulations, tracking the trackers, and general information)
https://www.fedcenter.gov/news/regs/
Overview
of Trump Regulatory actions: See White House Complete Government “Reform”
plan - it is sweeping and alarming: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Government-Reform-and-Reorg-Plan.pdf and their regulations office: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-regulatory-affairs/
Trump’s
regulatory agenda - status, challenges, enforcement or lack of, etc. https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/02/many-ways-gauge-results-trumps-deregulatory-push/155195/
Tracking
regulations by Agency and Industry: https://quantgov.org/federal_regulation_tracker/
Sites
providing up-to-date overviews and discussions of regulatory rollbacks and proposals:
Discussion
of regulations.gov ongoing and upcoming issues from Yale Law and ABA - http://yalejreg.com/nc/ and for discussion of banking,
commerce, and energy regulation - http://yalejreg.com/
Department
of Transportation. Employment - hours of service - tracking trucking driver regulations:
https://www.truckingoffice.com/blog/federal-dot-regulations-recent-changes-hours-service/
Employment law
tracker: https://www.nelp.org/tracker/
Weekly updates on Trump effects on labor.
See also https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/blog/dols-regulatory-to-do-list-tackles-flsa-fmla-and-work-visa-issues/
Environmental
regulation roundup: https://www.hcn.org/articles/department-of-interior-zinke-leaves-unfinished-business-at-the-interior-department/legal-status-of-interior-department-during-the-trump-administration
Environmental
overview: https://twitter.com/highcountrynews/status/1109161693181956098
Tracking
Alaska Oil and Gas drilling: https://inletkeeper.org/our-work/energy-alaska/oil-gas/
Environmental
regulation rollback tracking: http://saveepaalums.info/
Also see their comments on specific regulatory rollbacks: http://saveepaalums.info/submittedcomments
https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/regulatory-rollback-tracker/ Other trackers here: https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2018/07/tracking-the-trackers/ Brookings
Institution “Tracking Deregulation in the Trump Era.” https://www.brookings.edu/interactives/tracking-deregulation-in-the-trump-era/ and Rules
at Risk: https://rulesatrisk.org/ For state impact - listed by state: https://www.trinityconsultants.com/news/states
EPA regulation
rollbacks: https://www.environmentalintegrity.org/trump-watch-epa/regulatory-rollbacks/
EPA
Dozens of proposals for significant new uses of chemicals. Too many to
list here but this link will take you to the current proposals. https://www.regulations.gov/searchResults?rpp=25&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&np=7&dct=N%2BPR%2BFR&cp=O&a=EPA This is an article on the EPA rush to
reclassify chemicals and toxic substances from the Environmental Defense Fund: http://blogs.edf.org/health/2018/09/19/the-tsca-new-chemicals-mess-a-problem-of-the-chemical-industrys-own-making/ https://www.edf.org/blog/2019/06/17/7-ways-trumps-epa-breaking-our-bipartisan-chemical-safety-law
Upcoming
Public Federal Meetings and Comment opportunities on the environment and
ecology: https://www.esa.org/esablog/federal-register-opportunities/ https://www.esa.org/esablog/federal-register-opportunities
Law
of the Land Project from Center for American Progress. Tracks regulations and
litigation with status updates. https://www.lawofthelandproject.org/
EPA’s own
Inspector General report critical of EPA biosludge policy and public health
risks: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-11/documents/_epaoig_20181115-19-p-0002.pdf
BLM’s own e-planningsite: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/comments/commentSubmission.do?commentPeriodId=74027
FCC
pending and in-place regulations - https://www.commlawblog.com/2019/02/articles/fcc/fcc-ponders-revising-several-nce-and-lpfm-procedures/
FDA
Regulations https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/default.htm
Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship Center - where the Feds deal seriously with climate change: https://www.fedcenter.gov/news/regs/ See American
Institute of Physics Report on Trump admin. plan for research and development - https://www.aip.org/fyi/2018/trump-administration-identifies-rd-priorities-its-next-budget-request and DOE 2019 plan - https://www.aip.org/fyi/2018/fy19-budget-request-doe-applied-rd-slashed-again
Healthcare: Overview of Medicare financial plans for hospitals for 2019-2020. https://www.advisory.com/research/revenue-cycle-advancement-center/at-the-margins/2019/04/ipps-rule
HHS
healthcare rollbacks, proposed regulations and proposed legislation from Congress. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/mcdermottplus-check-february-15-2019
Immigration
regulation tracking: Government Public Comment Opportunities On Immigration Rules And
Policies https://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Browse_by_Interest/International_Students_and_Scholars/Government_Public_Comment_Opportunities_On_Immigration_Rules_And_Policies/
Immigration:
list of regulatory changes open for comment: https://www.nafsa.org/Professional_Resources/Browse_by_Interest/International_Students_and_Scholars/Government_Public_Comment_Opportunities_On_Immigration_Rules_And_Policies/
Native
American issues. https://turtletalk.blog/
Public Lands Tracking legal battles over the future of
America’s public lands: https://www.lawofthelandproject.org/
SEC Regulatory site: https://www.sec.gov/rules.shtml for
information on proposed changes to financial rule and markets.
Department of Transportation New and pending rules. https://www.transportation.gov/regulations/report-on-significant-rulemakings
For effective Commenting on Regulations, please read https://www.regulations.gov/docs/Tips_For_Submitting_Effective_Comments.pdf
and “How to Comment on EPA dockets”: https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets
Proposed “Regulatory Reform Agenda”: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/Utilities/index.jsp
Search and track all Federal regulations at https://regulations.justia.com/Special
filings this week: https://www.federalrgister.gov/public-inspection/current
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