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. http://www.gao.gov/legal/congressact/majrule.html Wed, 22 May 2013 22:22:53 -0400 GAO /images/gao_logo_rss.gif http://www.gao.gov/ Feed provided by GAO. Click to visit. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-587R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (Commission) new rule on clearing exemption for swaps between certain affiliated entities. GAO found that (1) the final rule exempts swaps between certain affiliated entities within a corporate group from the clearing requirement under the Commodity Exchange Act, enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act); and (2) Commission complied with the applicable requirements in promulgating the rule, with the exception of the 60-day delay in effective date requirement. Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-593R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) new rule on energy conservation standards for distribution transformers. GAO found that (1) the final rule adopts more stringent energy conservation standards for distribution transformers; and (2) DOE complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule, with the exception of the 60-day delay in effective date requirement. Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-595R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor's (DOL) new rule on Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program, Part 2. Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-579R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (Commission) new rule on conflict minerals. GAO found that (1) the final rule implements section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to the use of conflict minerals. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-548R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) new rule on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:04:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-513R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) new rule on the physical protection of byproduct material. GAO found that (1) the final rule establishes security requirements for the use and transport of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material; and (2) NRC complied with the applicable requirements in promulgating the rule. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-507R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) new rule on the patient protection and affordable care act; establishment of the multi-State plan program for the affordable insurance exchanges. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-488R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) new rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-487R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) new rule on Medicare program's extension of the payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and the Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) program under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for acute care hospitals for fiscal year 2013. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-450R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) new rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's health insurance market rules; and rate review. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-448R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) new rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to essential health benefits (EHB), actuarial value (AV), and accreditation. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-449R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC), new rule on the Electric Power Research Institute's (EPRI) seismic evaluation guidance. GAO found that the EPRI's "Seismic Evaluation Guidance: Screening, Prioritization and Implementation Details" (SPID) report provides guidance and clarification of an acceptable approach to assist nuclear power reactor licensees when responding to NRC staff's request for information and NRC complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-405R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's (Bureau) new rule on the ability-to-repay and qualified mortgage standards under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z). Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-407R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's (Bureau) new rule on mortgage servicing rules under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X). Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-409R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's (Bureau) new rule on mortgage servicing rules under the Truth in Lending Act (RegulationZ). GAO found that (1) the final rule amends Regulation Z, which implements the Truth in Lending Act and the official interpretation to the regulation, which interprets the requirements of Regulation Z. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-411R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's (Bureau) new rule on loan originator compensation requirements under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z). Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-397R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund's (CDFI) new rule on guarantees for bonds issued for community or economic development purposes. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-380R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) new rule on Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP); transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-357R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for major sources: industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers and process heaters. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-355R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for reciprocating internal combustion engines; new source performance standards for stationary internal combustion engines. Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-341R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services, (HHS) new rule on modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-340R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new rule on special access for price cap local exchange carriers; AT&T Corporation petition for rulemaking to reform regulation of incumbent local exchange carrier rates for interstate special access services. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-329R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office's (PTO) new rule on setting and adjusting patent fees. GAO found that (1) the final rule sets or adjusts patent fees as authorized by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act; and (2) PTO complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-328R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) new rule on major capital investment projects. GAO found that the final rule sets a new regulatory framework for FTA's evaluation and rating of major transit capital investments seeking funding under the discretionary "New Starts" and "Small Starts" programs; and FTA complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-312R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule on national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter. GAO found that (1) the final rule makes revisions to the suite of standards for particulate matter (PM) to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare and to make corresponding revisions to the data handling conventions for PM and to the ambient air monitoring, reporting, and network design requirements; and (2) EPA complied with the applicable requirements in promulgating the rule. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500