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EPA Scales Back PFAS Rule, Extends Compliance Deadlines, and Reviews Regulatory Approach

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced changes to its PFAS contamination regulatory agenda. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses what affected stakeholders can expect going forward....more

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Regulatory Reset: CFPB Moves to Rescind Rules and Advance New Proposals

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is continuing its broad regulatory rollback as it actively solicits public comment on several proposed rescissions, including its nonbank registry rule and state official...more

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SEC to Consider Changes to “Foreign Private Issuer” Eligibility Criteria

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published a concept release soliciting public comment on potential changes to the definition of “foreign private issuer” (“FPI”)....more

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A (Brief) Preview of the Future of Workplace Safety & Health: Trump’s Nominee to Lead OSHA Appears Before the Senate HELP...

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On Thursday, June 5, David Keeling, President Trump’s nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor (OSHA), appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (the “HELP Committee”). After...more

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PHMSA Solicits Feedback on Regulatory Reform of Pipeline Safety Regulations

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking for stakeholder feedback on Pipeline Safety Regulations (PSR) that unduly burden the...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA’s Path Forward on TSCA Becomes Clearer

After a period of uncertainty, how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to revise its implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) during the second Trump administration is coming into focus...more

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Time to Reassess The Definition of a Foreign Private Issuer?

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As discussed at an open meeting held on June 4, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) published a concept release (Release) soliciting comments on whether to revise the definition of “foreign private...more

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SEC Concept Release Regarding Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility

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On June 4, 2025, following an open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commission issued a concept release to solicit public comment on the definition of foreign private issuer ("FPI")....more

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Cooley Advisory: FCC About to Have Only Two Commissioners (Less Than a Quorum)

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Nathan Simington announced yesterday that he will resign his seat at the FCC on Friday, June 6, and Democratic Commissioner Geoffrey Starks announced that he also will...more

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Canada Pauses Mandatory Climate Disclosure Rules

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Recently, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the umbrella organization of Canada's provincial securities regulators) announced that it would pause the development of certain sustainability reporting initiatives,...more

Mayer Brown

UK Regulatory Update - Asset Management Sector - Quarterly Newsletter Q1 2025

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Mayer Brown’s UK Regulatory Update is a quarterly newsletter for the asset management sector. In this edition, covering Q1 2025, we look at consultations relating to the UK AIFMD framework, reporting and notification...more

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SEC Solicits Public Input on Definition of Foreign Private Issuer

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it published a concept release to solicit public comment on the definition of foreign private issuer (FPI). FPIs benefit from a number of...more

A&O Shearman

FCA consults on stablecoin issuance and custody of cryptoassets

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published consultation paper CP25/14 (CP) on stablecoin issuance and cryptoasset custody, accompanied by an updated webpage. This follows the FCA's discussion paper published in...more

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Updated Rules for Mining Disclosure: What the Canadian Securities Administrators Proposed Changes Mean for Industry Participants

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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is undertaking a significant overhaul of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (the Instrument), Form 43-101F1 – Technical Report (the Form) and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Can There be Only One? The CFTC Faces an Unprecedented Moment with Potentially One Commissioner

As commissioners continue to depart, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) may soon find itself in an unprecedented situation - operating with only one sitting commissioner. While the Commission has...more

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Busy Month for CFPB with Rules Rescinded and Guidance Withdrawn

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Over the past month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took a slew of actions with the apparent aim to decrease the CFPB’s regulatory authority. On May 14, 2025, the CFPB proposed rescinding the “NBR Rule”...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Turbo-Zertifikate im Visier – BaFin plant neue Produktintervention

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority has announced that it intends to restrict trading in so-called "turbo certificates", i.e. MiFID bonds that leverage the performance of an underlying asset and expire immediately...more

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Trump Administration Redefines “Harm” Under The Endangered Species Act (ESA)

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On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (together, the “Services”) proposed to rescind their longstanding regulatory definition of “harm”, which has for decades served...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB states intent to issue rules to stay compliance dates for 1071 rule and revisit rule

On May 28, the CFPB filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, requesting to stay proceedings in a case involving the Small Business Lending Rule. The CFPB made this request to undertake...more

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California FTB Releases Updated Proposed Regulations on Market-Based Sourcing Rules

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On May 20, 2025, California’s Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) released changes to the proposed regulations (“Draft Regulations”) that would amend the rules regarding market-based sourcing for sales other than sales of tangible...more

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FCA publishes consultation on streamlining complaints data reporting

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/13), with a press release and updated webpage, proposing the improvement of complaints reporting process as part of its five-year strategy to...more

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DOT’s DBE Program Faces Major Overhaul After Lawsuit Settlement Proposal

In Mid-America Milling Company v. United States Department of Transportation, Case No. 3:23-cv-00072 (“Mid-America”), the Plaintiffs challenged the United States Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) use of a rebuttable...more

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PRA Phase 1 of Pillar 2A review

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a consultation paper (CP12/25) setting out Phase 1 of its Pillar 2A review. This first phase review seeks to address the consequential impact of the near-final PRA...more

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FMCSA Announces 18 Proposed Rule Changes Affecting the Trucking Industry

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This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a slew of proposed rule changes—18 in all—designed to streamline operations, reduce unnecessary paperwork, and align regulations with modern...more

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CMS Proposes to Close Perceived Loophole in Medicaid Health Care-Related Tax Regulations

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On May 12, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would impose an additional requirement to federal Medicaid regulations in order for non-broad-based and uniform health...more

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