Reports on Federal Agency Major Rules

Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the Government Accountability Office provides a report to the Committees of Jurisdiction of both houses of Congress on major rules proposed by Federal Agencies within 15 days of the receipt of a copy of the rule at the Government Accountability Office or publication in the Federal Register, whichever is later. The reports are in letter format and are listed below, arranged by date of issuance, most recent first.

 

New reports on federal agency major rules added in the past 7 days.

Recent Reports on Federal Agency Major Rules

Issued in the past 90 days

Department of Education: Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
GAO-09-191R, November 20, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Pipeline Safety: Standards for Increasing the Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure for Gas Transmission Pipelines
GAO-09-166R, November 12, 2008
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Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration: Reduction of Fuel Tank Flammability in Transport Category Airplanes
GAO-09-164R, November 12, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration: Secure Flight Program
GAO-09-169R, November 10, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
Environmental Protection Agency: Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
GAO-09-170R, November 7, 2008
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Federal Reserve System: Capital Adequacy Guidelines: Treatment of Perpetual Preferred Stock Issued to the United States Treasury Under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
GAO-09-167R, November 7, 2008
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Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Under the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
GAO-09-143R, October 31, 2008
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Amendments to Regulation SHO
GAO-09-138R, October 31, 2008
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Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Packaged Terminal Ar Conditioner and Packaged Terminal Heat Pump Energy Conservation Standards
GAO-09-155R, October 31, 2008
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Disclosure of Short Sales and Short Positions by Institutional Investment Managers
GAO-09-137R, October 28, 2008
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Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration: Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport
GAO-09-122R, October 27, 2008
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Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales
GAO-09-117R, October 27, 2008
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Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration: Congestion Management Rule for John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport
GAO-09-121R, October 27, 2008
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Commission Guidance and Revisions to the Cross-Border Tender Offer, Exchange Offer, Rights Offerings, and Business Combination Rules and Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Certain Foreign Institutions
GAO-09-116R, October 24, 2008
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Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service: Royalty Relief for Deepwater Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leases--Conforming Regulations to Court Decision
GAO-09-102R, October 21, 2008
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Environmental Protection Agency: Control of Emissions From Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines and Equipment
GAO-09-107R, October 21, 2008
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Foreign Issuer Reporting Enhancements
GAO-09-98R, October 20, 2008
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates: Final Fiscal Year 2009 Wage Indices and Payment Rates Including Implementation of Section 124 of the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
GAO-09-97R, October 20, 2008
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Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners Program: HOPE for Homeowners Program: Program Regulations
GAO-09-101R, October 20, 2008
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Department of Defense and Office of Personnel Management: National Security Personnel System
GAO-09-84R, October 14, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 5 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008-09 Late Season
GAO-09-79R, October 9, 2008
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Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
GAO-09-73R, October 8, 2008
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Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds
GAO-09-76R, October 8, 2008
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Part A Premium for Calendar Year 2009 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement
GAO-09-69R, October 6, 2008
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Medicare Part B Monthly Actuarial Rates, Premium Rate, and Annual Deductible Beginning January 1, 2009
GAO-09-66R, October 3, 2008
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for Calendar Year 2009
GAO-09-65R, October 3, 2008
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Revisions to the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs
GAO-09-51R, October 3, 2008
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Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008-09 Early Season
GAO-08-1150R, September 17, 2008
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Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
GAO-08-1143R, September 15, 2008
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Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
GAO-08-1139R, September 10, 2008
Summary (HTML)   Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)   Full Report (HTML)  
Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Payments for Graduate Medical Education in Certain Emergency Situations; Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Updates to the Long-Term Care Prospective Payment System; Updates to Certain IPPS-Excluded Hospitals;
GAO-08-1119R, September 2, 2008
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Federal Trade Commission: Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
GAO-08-1118R, August 29, 2008
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Federal Communications Commission: Commercial Mobile Alert System
GAO-08-1116R, August 27, 2008
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Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities, Automatic Sprinkler Systems
GAO-08-1106R, August 27, 2008
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