WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSFR) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a direct final rule to rescind its procedures requiring state officials to notify the Bureau when taking action to enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Act. This move aims to reduce regulatory burdens on state officials by eliminating what the CFPB deems unnecessary regulations. The current rules, codified at 12 CFR 1082.1, are seen as largely restating statutory requirements already in place. Accordi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an interim final rule adjusting Indiana's nitrogen oxides (NOX) emissions budget for electricity generating units (EGUs) under the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update for the 2024 ozone season and beyond. The adjustment increases Indiana's emissions budget by 1,681 tons to 11,245 tons, reflecting changes in operational plans at the R.M. Schahfer and Merom power plants. Initially, the EPA re  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for various Airbus SAS Model A321 airplanes. This final rule, effective June 26, 2025, addresses a critical safety concern initially identified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) concerning erroneous main landing gear (MLG) tire width values within aircraft performance computation data files. The inaccurate tire width data, whi  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is implementing a new airworthiness directive (AD) targeting specific Airbus SAS Model A350-941 and -1041 airplanes. This measure addresses a critical safety concern regarding potential ignition sources within fuel tanks, which could lead to an explosion and subsequent loss of the aircraft. The directive mandates revisions to existing maintenance or inspection programs to incorporate new or  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a new final rule, Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-10-06, which supersedes a previous directive for all ATR--GIE Avions de Transport Regional Model ATR42-200, -300, and -320 airplanes. This action by the U.S. Department of Transportation aims to address an unsafe condition and prevent reduced structural integrity in these aircraft, ensuring continued aviation safety. The up  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new Airworthiness Directive (AD 2025-08-07) superseding a previous directive (AD 2006-20-08) affecting all Embraer S.A. Model EMB-145, -145ER, -145MR, -145LR, -145XR, -145MP, and -145EP airplanes. This final rule, effective June 26, 2025, addresses an unsafe condition related to cracking or breaking of the rod ends and connecting fittings of the aileron power control actuator (  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued a final rule to adjust its civil monetary penalties under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986. This adjustment aligns with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and guidance from the Office of Management and Budget. The rule, effective May 21, 2025, revises penalties for false claims and false statements from $13,946 to $14,308. These annual adjustments are mandate  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a final rule implementing nomenclature changes within sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) it administers. These technical amendments align with the Executive Order of January 20, 2025, titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." The rule specifically replaces the term "gender"   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced a final rule to remove obsolete regulations concerning the designation of tobacco auction markets. Effective July 21, 2025, Subpart D, titled "Orders of Designation of Tobacco Markets," will be rescinded from the Code of Federal Regulations (7 CFR Part 29), marking the end of a long-inactive requirement for mandatory federal tobacco grading. This action stems from the Fair  more