The Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) proposes a rule that would remove a provision in the Department of Interior’s (“DOI’s”) “land-into-trust regulations” that excludes “land acquisitions in trust” in Alaska “from the scope of the regulations. . . . .” Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act (“IRA”), allows the Secretary of the Interior (“Secretary”) […]
The United States Department of State (“DOS”) issued an interim final rule amending regulations to implement Section 1078 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (“NDAA”); and seeks input on changing the availability of Public Diplomacy Program Materials in the United States. U.S. public diplomacy outreach includes communications with foreign audiences abroad through Program […]
Notice and Comment Blogger Nina Hart recently had the opportunity to interview Sally Katzen, the former head of the Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) during the Clinton Administration. Below she shares insight on her administrative law experience and lessons in leadership. An Unexpected Path Sally Katzen says that her path to law school […]
Good morning, As Chair of the ABA’s Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, I would like to invite you to register and join us this week for ourSPRING CONFERENCE on Friday, April 25, 2014. The program will be held at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia. Please see the attached agenda and announcement below. Registration for the […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks comment on a proposed rule relating to the timing and different aspects of implementing text-to-911. Given the FCC’s core mission of “promoting the safety of life and property of the American public through the use of wire and radio communications,” it has a vested interest in ensuring that the […]
On April 17, 2014, the Section Government Personnel Committee will host a brown bag lunch on the latest developments at the Merit Systems Protection Board, including a review of significant cases decided in the last year. Confirmed panelists include: Bryan G. Polisuk, General Counsel, MSPB Ronald J. Weiss, Administrative Judge, Office of Regional Operations, MSPB […]
The Commerce Department’s (“DOC’s”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a proposed rule to amend regulations regarding support documents required for license application submissions under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) and changes to BIS’s role in issuing documents for the Import Certificate and Delivery Verification system. The Export Administration Act of 1979 (“EAA”) has […]
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) proposes to amend its regulations to offer direction on Title IV treatment of rollovers. In expectation of greater use of rollovers and as a part of its efforts to promote retirement security, the PBGC proposes a rule to guide the treatment of rollovers from defined contribution plans to defined […]
Meet Lisa Heinzerling, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., Professor of Law, at Georgetown University Law Center. Below, Prof. Heinzerling shares her experiences in administrative law and her thoughts on OIRA and federal agencies. 1. What led you to a career in law? How did you become interested in studying and teaching administrative law? I studied […]
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) requests public input on a proposed interim final rule to amend Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) regulations removing certain “defense articles” currently on the “U.S. Munitions Import List (“USMIL”)” that “no longer warrant import control” under the Arms Export Control Act (“AECA”). In August 2009, the President […]
This post was originally published on the legacy ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Notice and Comment blog, which merged with the Yale Journal on Regulation Notice and Comment blog in 2015.
On March 21, 2014, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld new Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act that establish a seven percent utilization goal and data collection requirements on the hiring and employment of […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) proposes a new rule to revise the Federal Housing Administration’s (“FHA’s”) regulations that currently allow an FHA approved “mortgagee to charge the mortgagor interest through the end of the month in which the mortgage is being paid.” The new rule would prevent mortgagees from “charging post-payment interest,” […]
On March 26, 2014, the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Committee will host a teleconference on the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) new rules amending the implementing regulations of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. The rules are designed to increase veterans’ employment by […]
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) seeks public comment on “specific existing significant DHS rules” that DHS should consider modifying, streamlining, expanding, or repealing. This notice and request for comment is in response to “Executive Order 13563 (“the Order”), “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.” The Order aims to make regulatory programs “more effective or less […]