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: General and Non-Loan Programmatic Issues: GAO-10-238R, November 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Medical Examination of Aliens--Removal of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection From Definition of Communicable Disease of Public Health Significance: GAO-10-239R, November 17, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Environmental Protection Agency: Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: GAO-10-228R, November 13, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels; Reverse Auction Procedures and Standards: GAO-10-214R, November 10, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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, 2010: GAO-10-208R, November 6, 2009; 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 2010 for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement: GAO-10-209R, November 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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 2010: GAO-10-207R, November 6, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Securities and Exchange Commission: Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in Exchange Act Periodic Reports of Non-Accelerated Fliers: GAO-10-177R, October 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation: Farm Storage Facility Loan and Sugar Storage Facility Loan Programs: GAO-10-169R, October 28, 2009; 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-10-122R, October 8, 2009; 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-10-129R, October 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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 2009-10 Late Season: GAO-10-130R, October 8, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment: GAO-10-109R, October 5, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration: Air Cargo Screening: GAO-09-1043R, September 30, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Federal Reserve System: Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement: Treatment of Subordinated Securities Issued to the United States Treasury Under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: GAO-09-1033R, September 21, 2009; 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-09-1034R, September 21, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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 2009-10 Early Season: GAO-09-1037R, September 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines: GAO-09-1031R, September 16, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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-09-1030R, September 14, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and Fiscal Year 2010 Rates; and Changes to the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Rate Years 2010 and 2009 Rates: GAO-09-984R, September 11, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations: GAO-09-1029R, September 9, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2010; Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Medicaid Nursing Facilities: GAO-09-982R, August 25, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2010: GAO-09-974R, August 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance To Recycle and Save Program: GAO-09-981R, August 24, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Federal Motor Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems: GAO-09-979R, August 20, 2009; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 5 pages) Full Report (HTML)