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The CFPB intends to issue a proposed rule to address the impact of credit reporting relating to accounts of survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and other forms of financial abuse....more
On December 9, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced the launch of a rulemaking process addressing credit reporting on survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and other forms of financial...more
On May 3, 2024, the FAR Council published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Advanced Notice”) seeking to implement Section 5949 of the James M. Inohfe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023...more
Another fall-out from the pandemic is that impersonation fraud has increased dramatically. According to the Federal Trade Commission, “the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a sharp spike in impersonation fraud, as scammers...more
Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced its long-awaited release of updates to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation regulations (Regulations)....more
As previously reported in this blog, on December 4, 2019 EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking information on whether to include certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the list...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposal”) discussing the possibility of adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”)...more
Section 301(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) authorizes the Federal government, States and federally recognized Indian Tribes to act as "trustees" on behalf of the...more
On August 27, 2018, the Department of the Interior (Interior) issued a 60-day advance notice of a proposed rulemaking that would overhaul its regulations for conducting natural resource damage assessments and restoration...more
This week, EPA announced that it is considering developing regulations to optimize the use of cost-benefit analyses when it is taking regulatory action. Many environmental statutes require the consideration of costs and...more