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.

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Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: New Entrant Safety Assurance Process: GAO-09-287R, January 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicaid Program; Fiscal Year Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and Disproportionate Share Hospital Institutions for Mental Disease Limits: GAO-09-290R, January 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families: Child Support Enforcement Program: GAO-09-269R, December 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Environmental Protection Agency: Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements--Amendments: GAO-09-264R, December 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary: TRICARE; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): GAO-09-284R, December 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicaid Program; State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages: GAO-09-259R, December 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration: Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake Systems: GAO-09-265R, December 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Amendments to Regulation SHO: GAO-09-236R, December 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements: GAO-09-240R, December 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration: Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances; Removal of Essential-Use Designation (Epinephrine): GAO-09-237R, December 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicaid Program; Premiums and Cost Sharing: GAO-09-241R, December 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: GAO-09-229R, December 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Defense, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2007-013, Employment Eligibility Verification: GAO-09-221R, December 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Federal Reserve System and Department of the Treasury: Prohibition on Funding of Unlawful Internet Gambling: GAO-09-212R, December 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Hours of Service of Drivers: GAO-09-222R, December 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management: Oil Shale Management--General: GAO-09-214R, December 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2009 Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2009 Payments Rates; Hospital Conditions of Participation: Requirements for Approval and Re-Approval of Transplant Centers to Perform Organ Transplants--Clarification of Provider and Supplier Termination Policy Medicare and Medicaid Programs: GAO-09-211R, December 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: GAO-09-215R, December 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Housing and Urban Development: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA): Rule To Simplify and Improve the Process of Obtaining Mortgages and Reduce Consumer Settlement Costs: GAO-09-209R, December 1, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Energy: Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program: GAO-09-196R, November 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement: Abandoned Mine Land Program: GAO-09-208R, November 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Environmental Protection Agency: National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead: GAO-09-197R, November 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Amendments to Regulation SHO: GAO-09-138R, October 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Disclosure of Short Sales and Short Positions by Institutional Investment Managers: GAO-09-137R, October 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration: Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport: GAO-09-122R, October 27, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Environmental Protection Agency: Control of Emissions From Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines and Equipment: GAO-09-107R, October 21, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Foreign Issuer Reporting Enhancements: GAO-09-98R, October 20, 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; 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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners Program: HOPE for Homeowners Program: Program Regulations: GAO-09-101R, October 20, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)