WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is exploring a change to a rule that determines which auto lenders fall under its supervision. The bureau is concerned that its current standard, set a decade ago, may be outdated and could be placing an undue burden on smaller lenders. The current rule defines a large participant in the auto financing market as any lender with at least 10,000 aggregate annual originations. This threshold currently includes around 63 entiti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking public feedback on a proposal to change how it supervises nonbank consumer reporting companies. The agency is questioning whether its existing rule is still appropriate. The current test for supervision, known as the Larger Participant Rule, applies to companies with more than $7 million in yearly income from consumer reporting activities. Under this rule, a company that provides information about credit, loans, a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering whether to change the criteria it uses to supervise companies that handle international money transfers. The agency is requesting information from the public to help it decide on a potential adjustment to the test that defines larger participants in this market. Under the current criteria, a company is considered a larger participant if it handles at least one million international money transfers annually. T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has updated its controlled substances regulations by giving the substance dipentylone its own distinct listing and code number. This administrative action, which became effective immediately, does not alter the drug's classification as a Schedule I controlled substance. Dipentylone is a hallucinogen that has been regulated since 2018. It was previously controlled as a positional isomer of N-ethylpentylo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering a proposal to alter how it defines larger participants in the consumer debt collection market. The agency is asking for public information and comments to help determine if it should change the current test, which defines a larger participant as an entity with more than $10 million in annual receipts from debt collection activities. The current threshold was set in 2012. Since then, the CFPB has expressed con  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to change a prior rule regarding the pesticide maleic hydrazide, a plant growth regulator and herbicide. In 2019, the agency suggested a tolerance exemption for maleic hydrazide on potatoes, onions, and potato chips. The agency has now put forth a modified plan to expand the exemption for residues of maleic hydrazide to include all crops, not just those named earlier. This change comes after a review of the pest  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has made changes to the airspace around the Marshall County Airport in Lacon, Illinois. The action updates and expands the Class E airspace, a category that protects aircraft flying under instrument flight rules (IFR). This change is part of a larger plan to maintain safety and efficiency for air traffic procedures. The rule, which goes into effect on November 27, 2025, extends the Class E airspa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has put forward an interim final rule that would eliminate a reporting requirement for states with the goal of simplifying the eligibility verification process. This move will streamline the school meals application process. This step is being taken to reduce administrative complexity and create a more efficient system for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Comments on the i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has established an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board to preside over the license renewal process for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Units 2 and 3. The proceeding, initiated under the Commission's regulations, addresses the application from Constellation Energy Generation, LLC for a twenty-year extension of its operating licenses. The current licenses for Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3 are set to expire in 2033 and 2034, respectivel  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army has amended its litigation rules to align with a directive on biological truth. A final rule, effective August 8, 2025, modifies 32 CFR Part 516. The change removes language that promotes gender ideology and replaces it with the word "sex" in a single sentence. According to a notice from the Department of Defense, this alteration is a purely administrative change made in response to Executive Order 14168, titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology E  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has increased the maximum civil monetary penalties for violations of three federal statutes. This measure, a rule adjustment, is intended to keep pace with inflation and maintain the fines' deterrent effect. The adjustments apply to penalties under the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act, the Clean Water Act and the National Fishing Enhancement Act. The changes went into effect on August 8. The inflation adjustments were calculated  more