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UID:act-frl-2026-22750:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260104
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment S
 ystem (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Pro
 gram and the Expanded HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider 
 Enrollment\, Durable Medical Equipment (DME)\, and DME\, Prosthetics\, Or
 thotics\, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies
DESCRIPTION:This final rule sets forth routine updates to the Medicare hom
 e health payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulato
 ry requirements. In addition\, this final rule discusses the behavior adj
 ustments and finalizes a temporary behavior adjustment. It also finalizes
  the recalibrated case-mix weights and updated functional impairment leve
 ls; comorbidity subgroups; and low-utilization payment adjustment (LUPA) 
 thresholds for CY 2027. Additionally\, this final rule discusses and resp
 onds to comments on the provision of home health palliative care services
  and includes a summary of comments received on the request for informati
 on (RFI) on a home health specific wage index included in the proposed ru
 le. This rule also finalizes changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting
  Program (HH QRP) and summarizes potential initiatives to improve alignme
 nt between the HH QRP and expanded Home Health Value- Based Purchasing (H
 HVBP) Model. Lastly\, the rule clarifies the application of the DMEPOS fa
 ce-to- face encounter requirements for the replacement of DMEPOS items; m
 akes changes to the provider and supplier enrollment requirements; makes 
 changes to implement a DME benefit expansion for infusion pumps and drugs
 ; and discusses collection of information requirement changes regarding t
 he DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) country of origin.\nRecord: h
 ttps://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22750
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22750
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UID:act-frl-2026-17146:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Inflation Adjustment for EOIR OBBBA Fees; Fiscal Yea
 r 2027
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Justice ("Department") is making inflationar
 y adjustments to immigration-related fees for filings with the Executive 
 Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") as required by the One Big Beautif
 ul Bill Act for Fiscal Year ("FY") 2027.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/a
 ctions/frl-2026-17146
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-17146
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UID:act-frl-2026-21024:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Cer
 tain Immigration-Related Violations
DESCRIPTION:On June 27\, 2025\, the Departments issued an interim final ru
 le ("IFR") to streamline assessment of civil penalties under the Immigrat
 ion and Nationality Act ("INA") for aliens who fail to depart during a vo
 luntary departure period\, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a fin
 al removal order and certain other proscribed activities\, or are apprehe
 nded while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States. 
 This final rule addresses comments and finalizes the IFR with one change:
  it permits acceptance of a late-filed appeal based on documented mail de
 livery delays that ICE finds were beyond the alien's control.\nRecord: ht
 tps://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21024
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21024
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UID:act-frl-2026-20956:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice
DESCRIPTION:This interim final rule (IFR) amends Department of Homeland Se
 curity (DHS) regulations to expedite termination of refugee status when D
 HS determines an alien was not a refugee within the meaning of section 10
 1(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act at the time of admission 
 to the United States. The response period to a Notice of Intent to Termin
 ate (NOIT) is reduced from thirty to ten days. These changes aim to resto
 re integrity to the immigration system\, mitigate risks to national secur
 ity and public safety\, and prevent fraud and exploitation.\nRecord: http
 s://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
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UID:act-frl-2026-20660:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261109
SUMMARY:Comments close: Optional Practical Training Fees
DESCRIPTION:This rule proposes new fees for Optional Practical Training (O
 PT) to combat fraud\, strengthen the integrity of the immigration system\
 , and protect U.S. workers. The following fees would apply for each F-1 n
 onimmigrant student to engage in OPT through a Student and Exchange Visit
 or Program-certified institution: $70\,000 for initial OPT; and $30\,000 
 for any subsequent OPT.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-2
 0660
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20660
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UID:act-frl-2026-20956:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
SUMMARY:Comments close: Removing 30-Day Refugee Termination Notice
DESCRIPTION:This interim final rule (IFR) amends Department of Homeland Se
 curity (DHS) regulations to expedite termination of refugee status when D
 HS determines an alien was not a refugee within the meaning of section 10
 1(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act at the time of admission 
 to the United States. The response period to a Notice of Intent to Termin
 ate (NOIT) is reduced from thirty to ten days. These changes aim to resto
 re integrity to the immigration system\, mitigate risks to national secur
 ity and public safety\, and prevent fraud and exploitation.\nRecord: http
 s://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20956
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UID:act-frl-2026-20941:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
SUMMARY:Comments close: Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations o
 f Eligibility
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\, U.S. Citizens
 hip and Immigration Services (USCIS)\, proposes to remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(
 5)\, which generally provides that USCIS gives deference to a prior appro
 val involving the same facts when adjudicating a request to extend a peti
 tion for an alien's employment or stay. This change would better align DH
 S regulations with the statute\, which places the burden of proving eligi
 bility for all immigration benefits on the petitioner\, applicant\, or be
 neficiary; strengthen adjudicatory review; and support agency priorities 
 to improve the integrity of the immigration system and better protect the
  interests of U.S. workers.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-20
 26-20941
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20941
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UID:act-frl-2026-21063:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116
SUMMARY:Comments close: Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
DESCRIPTION:In the Notice section of today's Federal Register\, the Execut
 ive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)\, a component within the United 
 States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department)\, has published a notice
  of a new system of records titled "Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program Re
 cords" and numbered JUSTICE/EOIR-006. This system of records is exempt fr
 om U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(2). EOIR propo
 ses to exempt this system of records from certain provisions of the Priva
 cy Act in order to protect law enforcement sensitive materials maintained
  in the system. For the reasons provided below\, the Department proposes 
 to amend its Privacy Act regulations by exempting records in this system 
 from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. Public comment is invited.\nC
 omment: http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/DOJ_FRDOC_0001-0336\nRecord:
  https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21063
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21063
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UID:act-frl-2026-21320:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Administrative Leave for Workforce Realignment and O
 ther Purposes
DESCRIPTION:The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final ru
 le to amend its regulations governing administrative leave for workforce 
 realignment and other purposes. This final rule more fully addresses the 
 appropriate uses of administrative leave\, including use in connection wi
 th deferred resignation programs and other workforce realignment initiati
 ves\, and for other purposes. The final rule also clarifies when an agenc
 y may provide administrative leave during a reduction-in-force notice per
 iod and accept or deny an employee's request to withdraw a resignation in
  the context of a deferred resignation program.\nRecord: https://civibrie
 f.com/actions/frl-2026-21320
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21320
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UID:act-frl-2026-22423:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118
SUMMARY:Comments close: National Register of Historic Places; Notification
  of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
DESCRIPTION:The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on
  the significance of properties nominated before October 17\, 2026\, for 
 listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.\n
 Record: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22423
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22423
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UID:act-frl-2026-21891:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261127
SUMMARY:Comments close: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\, Excha
 nge Pre-Eligibility Verification
DESCRIPTION:This proposed rule would implement new requirements specified 
 under the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation related to Exchange
  eligibility and verification. This proposed rule contains related update
 s to provisions affecting inconsistency periods\, inconsistency verificat
 ion procedures\, annual eligibility redeterminations and eligibility rede
 terminations during the plan year\, as well as expanding enrollment metho
 ds during the verification process and establishing new coverage effectiv
 e dates.\nComment: http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/CMS-2026-3367-000
 2\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21891
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21891
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UID:act-frl-2026-20016:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130
SUMMARY:Takes effect: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment
 -Based Immigrant Visa\, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee Rule
DESCRIPTION:This final rule adjusts the Employment-Based Immigration\, Fif
 th Preference (EB-5) immigration benefit request fees charged by U.S. Cit
 izenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It also codifies provisions of
  the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022\, implements new statutory req
 uirements\, and addresses public comments received on the proposed fee ru
 le published on October 23\, 2025.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions
 /frl-2026-20016
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-20016
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UID:act-frl-2026-21056:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130
SUMMARY:Comments close: Premium Tax Credit
DESCRIPTION:This document contains proposed regulations that would amend r
 egulations regarding an individual taxpayer's eligibility for a premium t
 ax credit (PTC)\, the computation of a PTC\, and an individual's tax liab
 ility due to excess advance payments of the PTC. The proposed regulations
  would affect taxpayers who enroll themselves or a family member in indiv
 idual health insurance coverage through a Health Insurance Exchange and m
 ay be allowed a PTC for this coverage. This document also provides a noti
 ce of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.\nComment: http://ww
 w.regulations.gov/commenton/IRS-2026-1420-0001\nRecord: https://civibrief
 .com/actions/frl-2026-21056
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-21056
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UID:act-frl-2026-22944:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261210
SUMMARY:Comments close: Modification to Work Requirements for Able-Bodied 
 Adults
DESCRIPTION:The proposed rule would codify USDA's regulatory implementatio
 n of provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBB) changing
  the three-month time limit for certain participants subject to work requ
 irements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These c
 hanges include modifying the list of exceptions from the time limit for c
 ertain populations; updating requirements for areas to qualify for waiver
 s of the time limit; and adding the temporary good faith exemptions in Al
 aska and Hawaii. Additionally\, this rule proposes to strengthen requirem
 ents for requesting waivers of the time limit and revise the SNAP definit
 ion of a homeless individual.\nComment: http://www.regulations.gov/commen
 ton/FNA-2026-0628-0001\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22
 944
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22944
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UID:act-frl-2026-23003:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verif
 ication of Eligible Status
DESCRIPTION:This final rule revises HUD's Section 214 regulations to requi
 re the verification of U.S. citizenship or the eligible immigration statu
 s of all applicants and recipients of assistance under a covered program 
 regardless of age. The rule will also make prorated assistance a temporar
 y condition pending verification of eligible status of all family members
 \, where permitted by statute\, as opposed to under HUD's current regulat
 ions where prorated assistance could continue indefinitely. These amendme
 nts bring HUD's regulations into greater alignment with the wording and p
 urpose of Section 214 and align with the current Administration's priorit
 ies and regulatory reform efforts.\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions
 /frl-2026-23003
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-23003
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UID:act-frl-2026-23017:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261228
SUMMARY:Comments close: Amendment of Jet Route J-21 in the Vicinity of Lar
 edo\, TX
DESCRIPTION:This action proposes to amend Jet Route J-21 to eliminate an u
 nnecessary 1.47-degree turn in the airway in the vicinity of Laredo\, TX.
  The FAA proposes this action to improve efficiency by straightening the 
 ground track of J-21\, eliminating a 1.47-degree turn.\nComment: http://w
 ww.regulations.gov/commenton/FAA-2026-14192-0001\nRecord: https://civibri
 ef.com/actions/frl-2026-23017
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-23017
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UID:act-frl-2026-22743:effective@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101
SUMMARY:Takes effect: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Poli
 cies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment
  and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and
  Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
DESCRIPTION:This final rule addresses: changes to the physician fee schedu
 le (PFS); other changes to Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure tha
 t payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice\, re
 lative value of services\, and changes in the statute; codification of es
 tablishment of new policies for: the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation
  Rebate Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; limiting Medic
 are coverage of certain individuals; the Ambulatory Specialty Model; upda
 tes to drugs and biological products paid under Part B; Medicare Shared S
 avings Program requirements; updates to the Quality Payment Program; upda
 tes to policies for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health C
 enters; update to the Ambulance Fee Schedule regulations; codification of
  the Inflation Reduction Act and Consolidated Appropriations Act\, 2026 p
 rovisions; updates to Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule regulations; updat
 es to the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.\nRecord: https://c
 ivibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22743
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22743
END:VEVENT
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UID:act-frl-2026-22966:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270111
SUMMARY:Comments close: Attorney General Memorandum on Implementing Englis
 h as the Official Language; Request for Information
DESCRIPTION:This notice announces the Department of Justice's ("Department
 ") issuance of a memorandum titled "Guidance on Implementing English as t
 he Official Language\," consistent with Executive Order 14224\, titled De
 signating English as the Official Language of the United States. The Depa
 rtment invites public comments on the memorandum.\nRecord: https://civibr
 ief.com/actions/frl-2026-22966
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-22966
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UID:act-frl-2026-23109:comments-close@civibrief.com
DTSTAMP:20261114T182639Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270112
SUMMARY:Comments close: Amendment of Class C Airspace; President Donald J.
  Trump International Airport\, FL
DESCRIPTION:This action proposes to amend Class C airspace at the Presiden
 t Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT)\, West Palm Beach\, FL. The
  FAA is proposing this action to enhance the efficient management of air 
 traffic operations and reduce the potential for midair collision in the W
 est Palm Beach\, FL\, terminal area.\nComment: http://www.regulations.gov
 /commenton/FAA-2026-5281-0001\nRecord: https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-
 2026-23109
URL:https://civibrief.com/actions/frl-2026-23109
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