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No Appeal of LDT Decision Means Ball Is Back in FDA’s Court for Policy Clarification

Over the weekend, the Department of Justice (DOJ) did not file an appeal of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’ decision to vacate and set aside the agency’s final rule on the regulation of laboratory...more

King & Spalding

FDA Issues Two Guidances For the Device Q-Sub Process

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CDRH and CBER Release Final Guidance for the Q-Submission Program and Draft Guidance for PreSTAR - On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Resource Adequacy Challenges in Maryland - Major Legislative Advances in Energy Storage Policy Are Intended To Be Part of the...

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In 2025, the General Assembly of Maryland made its boldest move ever to advance energy storage, as part of a legislative package responding to the resource adequacy challenges that are now emerging for the Free State....more

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Initial Concepts Provided on California Climate Disclosure Laws Implementation

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The regulations for the California Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB253), which applies to entities with annual revenue in excess of $1 billion, have been delayed until the end of 2025. The California Air...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB indicates its Section 1033 rule should be set aside in filing

On May 23, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky received a status report from the defendants, the CFPB and Russell Vought, stating that the Bureau has determined the Section 1033 rule to be unlawful...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeks Reconsideration of 2024 Rule Regarding Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation

On May 15, 2025, the Center for Environmental Accountability (CEA) filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reconsider the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Minnesota Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed PFAS Reporting Rule as Entities Voice Concerns about Compliance with Deadlines...

On May 22, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) held a public hearing on its “Proposed Permanent Rules Relating to PFAS in Products; Reporting and Fees” (proposed rule). Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Jim...more

Mayer Brown

ANP Approves Precedent Statements on Integrity Management in Exploration and Production Units

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On May 15, 2025, the Board of Directors of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) approved precedent statements on integrity management in exploration and production units, with the aim of...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Chemical Coalition Withdraws TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeking Revisions to TSCA 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting Rule

As reported in our May 4, 2025, blog item, on May 2, 2025, a coalition of chemical companies petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an amendment of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section...more

Morgan Lewis - Well Done

Food for Thought Implications of FDAs New Chemical Review Program

The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced a major initiative to strengthen oversight of food additives and other food-related chemicals. The agency described this as a “stronger, more systematic review process”...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Rethinking Disclosure: Reimagining Executive Compensation Rules

On June 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) will host a roundtable to explore potential changes to executive compensation disclosure requirements.  This event, highlighted in the SEC’s official...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFPB Publishes Additional Proposals to Rescind "Unnecessary" Rules and Regulations

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The CFPB continues on its path to rescind what it considers to be unnecessary regulatory guidance, with two additional proposals recently published. First, the agency published an interim final rule on May 16, 2025, to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB rescinds COVID-related protections under RESPA Regulation X

On May 16, the CFPB published a Federal Register notice withdrawing its COVID-19-era mortgage servicing protections for borrowers. The CFPB identified two reasons for rescinding this measure: first, the rule was intended to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB to rescind state requirement to notify Bureau on CFPA enforcement

On May 21, the CFPB published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing its procedures that required state officials to notify the Bureau when taking action to enforce the CFPA. The direct final rule, effective July 21,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB requests comment on its consumer complaint intake form

On May 22, the CFPB published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on the extension of the Consumer Complaint Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the CFPB to facilitate the...more

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PHMSA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Seeking Stakeholder Comments Related to Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid...

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On May 21, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) submitted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to the Office of the Federal Register (publisher of the Federal Register) seeking public...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

SEC Staff Withdraws Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities and Issues Crypto FAQs

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The Staff’s most recent actions continue to set the stage for notice-and-comment rulemaking long-awaited by the digital asset industry....more

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Latest Developments in Fight Over California’s Climate Disclosure Laws

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A preliminary injunction motion is set for May, the judge issued a scheduling order, and CARB announced a public workshop to kick off a rulemaking to implement the laws....more

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CFPB May Lose Ability to Enforce Regulations In-House

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On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a notice that seeks to rescind changes made in 2022 for administrative adjudications. FinanceThe rules for administrative adjudications allowed the CFPB...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – May 2025 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

White & Case LLP

EPA Partially Rolls Back PFAS Drinking Water Rule

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On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it plans to retain the current drinking water standards for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), i.e., perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)...more

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EPA Announces Plans to Revisit Certain PFAS Drinking Water Standards

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Two weeks after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Zeldin outlined the agency’s PFAS plan in broad strokes, EPA provided more detail on how it intends to proceed with respect to drinking water standards...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Trending in Telehealth: April 2025

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Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB proposes to rescind its nonbank registry rule

On May 14, the CFPB published a Federal Register notice withdrawing its proposed rule requiring nonbanks to report the existence of an order and file annual compliance reports where such nonbanks were subject to certain final...more

Cooley LLP

CFPB Withdraws Guidance Documents in Shift from Nonbinding Policymaking

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After ordering the review of all existing guidance put forth by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), acting CFPB Director Russell Vought announced the withdrawal of almost 70 guidance documents dating back to the...more

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