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Final federal rules taking effect in February 2025: 141

Name: Final federal rules taking effect in February 2025: 141
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141 final rules and 0 proposed rules reach their effective date in February 2025, 11 of them marked significant. Most come from the Federal Aviation Administration (41), Environmental Protection Agency (25), Federal Communications Commission (9), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (7).

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Document	Agency	Type	Takes effect
Shape-Based Labeling Lists 2025-23996	Postal Service	Final rule	Feb 1, 2025
Requirement To File FEC Form 3-Z 2024-27395	Federal Election Commission	Final rule	Feb 1, 2025
Horse Protection Amendments 2024-09469 · significant	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	Final rule	Feb 1, 2025
Electronic Verification System Migrated to USPS Ship 2024-08814	Postal Service	Final rule	Feb 1, 2025
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 2025-02101	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 3, 2025
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 2025-02100	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 3, 2025
Practice and Procedure: Rules of General Application, Safeguards, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, and Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement 2024-31242	International Trade Commission	Final rule	Feb 3, 2025
Definition of Unreasonable Refusal To Deal or Negotiate With Respect to Vessel Space Accommodations Provided by an Ocean Common Carrier 2024-31017 · significant	Federal Maritime Commission	Final rule	Feb 3, 2025
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System 2024-28072 · significant	Children and Families Administration	Final rule	Feb 3, 2025
Regulatory Hearing Before the Food and Drug Administration; General Provisions; Amendments; Correction 2024-24100	Food and Drug Administration	Final rule	Feb 3, 2025
Regulatory Hearing Before the Food and Drug Administration; General Provisions; Amendments 2024-21231	Food and Drug Administration	Final rule	Feb 3, 2025
Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; Corrections 2025-00542	Commerce Department	Final rule	Feb 4, 2025
Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain 2024-28335	Commerce Department	Final rule	Feb 4, 2025
Special Conditions: Airbus Model A321neo ACF and A321neo XLR Series Airplanes; Dynamic Test Requirements for Single Occupant Oblique Seats at an Installation Angle of 49 Degrees With Airbags and 3-Point Restraint or Pretensioner Restraint Systems 2025-02218	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 5, 2025
Form PF; Reporting Requirements for All Filers and Large Hedge Fund Advisers; Extension of Compliance Date 2025-02138	Securities and Exchange Commission	Final rule	Feb 5, 2025
Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Beginning With Reporting Year 2025 2024-31464	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 5, 2025
Formulas for Calculating Hourly and Unit Fees for FGIS Services 2024-31140	Agricultural Marketing Service	Final rule	Feb 5, 2025
HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining 2024-29824 · significant	Housing and Urban Development Department	Final rule	Feb 5, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps 2024-30852	Energy Department	Final rule	Feb 6, 2025
Privacy Act; Implementation 2024-30311	Health and Human Services Department	Final rule	Feb 6, 2025
Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction 2024-25752	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 6, 2025
Safety Zone; Potomac River, District of Columbia 2025-02578	Coast Guard	Final rule	Feb 7, 2025
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Okeechobee Waterway, Stuart, FL 2025-02368	Coast Guard	Final rule	Feb 7, 2025
Spectrum Rules and Policies for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems 2024-29967	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 7, 2025
Nebraska: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference 2024-28140	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 7, 2025
Standards for Business Practices of Interstate Natural Gas Pipelines 2024-28090	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Final rule	Feb 7, 2025
Debt Collection Act Petitions Against Current Employees 2025-02338	Postal Service	Final rule	Feb 10, 2025
Privacy Act Regulations 2025-00334	Agriculture Department	Final rule	Feb 10, 2025
Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department 2024-31028	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 10, 2025
Practices Before the Department of the Interior 2024-30358 · significant	Interior Department	Final rule	Feb 10, 2025
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (22-4.5e) 2024-29276	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 10, 2025
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rule; Technical Corrections 2024-28802	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 10, 2025
Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements 2024-25024	Federal Trade Commission	Final rule	Feb 10, 2025
Implementation of Additional Due Diligence Measures for Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits; Amendments and Clarifications; and Extension of Comment Period; Correction 2025-02655	Industry and Security Bureau	Final rule	Feb 11, 2025
Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Changes Related to Special Servicing Options; Correction 2025-02551	Rural Housing Service	Final rule	Feb 11, 2025
Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band; Correction 2025-00642	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 11, 2025
Administrative Simplification: Modifications of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Retail Pharmacy Standards; and Modification of the Medicaid Pharmacy Subrogation Standard 2024-29138	Health and Human Services Department	Final rule	Feb 11, 2025
Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band 2024-28980	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 11, 2025
Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Changes Related to Special Servicing Options 2024-18291	Rural Housing Service	Final rule	Feb 11, 2025
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2025 Management Area 3 Possession Limit Adjustment 2025-02722	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 2025-02695	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 2025-02693	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Annual Update to Fee Schedule for the Use of Government Lands by Hydropower Licensees 2025-02417	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles 2025-00509	National Park Service	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Wyoming Regulatory Program 2025-00198	Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Engines 2025-00208	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Engines 2025-00207	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Defense and Space S.A. (Formerly Known as Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.) Airplanes 2025-00146	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 2025-00144	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Airplanes 2025-00138	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 12, 2025
Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes 2025-00709 · significant	Indian Affairs Bureau	Final rule	Feb 14, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program 2025-00333	Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office	Final rule	Feb 14, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes 2025-00371	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 14, 2025
HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs; Correction 2025-02741 · significant	Small Business Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 2025-02628	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments 2025-02627	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Technical Amendments to Commission Rules and Forms 2025-02524	Securities and Exchange Commission	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes 2025-02039	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines 2025-02031	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs; Professional Development Program 2025-01317	Education Department	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Further Extension of the Flexibility in Evaluating “Close Proximity of Time” To Evaluate Ongoing Changes in Healthcare 2025-01283	Social Security Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Visitor Experience Improvements Authority Contracts 2025-01206	National Park Service	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter 2025-01049 · significant	Health and Human Services Department	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients 2025-01044 · significant	Health and Human Services Department	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers 2025-00986	Energy Department	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Umpqua River, Reedsport, OR 2025-00573	Coast Guard	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Air Plan Approval; Washington; Olympic Region Clean Air Agency, Recreational Fires 2025-00559	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
State Implementation Plan Submittal Deadlines and Implementation Requirements for Reclassified Nonattainment Areas Under the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards 2025-00336	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Revisions to the Federal Implementation Plan for the Billings/Laurel, Montana, Sulfur Dioxide Area 2025-00220	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Statement of Policy Regarding the Notification of Respondents in Matters Under Review Remanded From a Challenge Pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8) 2024-31124	Federal Election Commission	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for General Service Lamps 2025-00821	Energy Department	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Plant Records To Include Grade Label Butterfat Testing 2025-00760	Agricultural Marketing Service	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Privacy Act; Implementation 2025-00670	Health and Human Services Department	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Air Plan Approval; Montana; Missoula, Montana Oxygenated Fuels Program Removal, Carbon Monoxide, Limited Maintenance Plan 2025-00380	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Air Plan Approval; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department 2024-31701	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Anthropomorphic Test Devices, HIII 5TH Percentile Female Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference 2024-30985	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; FMVSS No. 305a Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electric Powertrain Integrity Global Technical Regulation No. 20 Incorporation by Reference 2024-28707	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Reclassification of Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) From Threatened to Endangered 2024-29082	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Final rule	Feb 18, 2025
Listing of Color Additives; Myoglobin; Confirmation of Effective Date 2025-09680	Food and Drug Administration	Final rule	Feb 19, 2025
Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations 2025-02756	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 19, 2025
Radio Broadcasting Services; Various Locations 2025-02747	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 19, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters 2025-02249	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 19, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters 2025-02248	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 19, 2025
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Myoglobin 2025-01239	Food and Drug Administration	Final rule	Feb 19, 2025
Utah: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule 2025-02908	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Abbotsford Airport, Abbotsford, BC 2025-02460	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order; Clarifying Changes 2025-01375	Agricultural Marketing Service	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; Coachella Valley; Extreme Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone Standards 2025-01110	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment 2025-00968	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Regulations 2025-00960	Council on Environmental Quality	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications 2025-00495	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Dubois, WY 2024-30623	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Revocation of Class E Airspace; Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, CO 2024-30531	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Modification of Class D Airspace; Revocation of Class E Airspace; Centennial Airport, Denver, CO 2024-30530	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Austin Airport, Austin, NV 2024-30515	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Camp Guernsey Airport, Guernsey, WY 2024-30511	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Ottumwa, IA 2024-29225	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Modification of Class D and Class E airspace; Abbotsford Airport, Abbotsford, BC 2024-29085	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Youngstown/Warren, OH 2024-28922	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-68, V-76, V-212, V-222, and V-558, and United States Area Navigation Route T-220 in the Vicinity of Industry, TX 2024-28750	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-258, V-519, and RNAV Route T-426; and Revocation of Jet Routes J-213 and J-526, and VOR Federal Airway V-59 in the Vicinity of Beckley, WV 2024-28577	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of VOR Federal Airways V-216 and V-380, and Revocation of VOR Federal Airways V-549 and V-551 in the Vicinity of Mankato, KS 2024-28576	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of United States Area Navigation Route Q-8 and Revocation of United States Area Navigation Route Q-18 in Alaska 2024-28575	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes Q-117 and Q-135; Eastern United States 2024-28560	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Flagstaff, AZ 2024-28434	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Gainesville, FL 2024-28379	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class E Airspace; Auburn, AL 2024-28378	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Rose Hill, KS 2024-28224	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Modification of Class E Airspace; Chenega Bay Airport, Chenega, AK 2024-28135	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class C Airspace; Austin, TX 2024-27486	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lady Lake, FL 2024-27266	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Zanesville, OH 2024-26146	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class E Airspace; South Haven, MI 2024-25465	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Claremont, NH 2024-25456	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Asheville, NC 2024-25072	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 20, 2025
Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus 2025-02816	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 21, 2025
Investment of Customer Funds by Futures Commission Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations 2024-30927 · significant	Commodity Futures Trading Commission	Final rule	Feb 21, 2025
National Organic Program; Market Development for Mushrooms and Pet Food 2024-30211	Agricultural Marketing Service	Final rule	Feb 21, 2025
Utah: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference 2024-30025	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 21, 2025
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers 2024-28474	Energy Department	Final rule	Feb 21, 2025
Safety Standard for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers 2024-27042	Consumer Product Safety Commission	Final rule	Feb 22, 2025
Connect America Fund, Alaska Connect Fund, ETC Annual Reports and Certifications, Telecommunications Carriers Eligible To Receive Universal Service Support, Universal Service Reform-Mobility Fund 2025-02958	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 24, 2025
Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerances 2025-03000	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 25, 2025
Inactivated Burkholderia Rinojensis Strain A396 Cells and Spent Fermentation Media; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance 2025-02999	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 25, 2025
Beauveria Bassiana Strain BW149; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance 2025-02998	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 25, 2025
Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry1B.34 Protein; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance 2025-02997	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 25, 2025
Bacillus Thuringiensis Strain EX 297512 in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance 2025-02996	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 25, 2025
Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims; Definition of Term “Healthy” 2024-29957	Food and Drug Administration	Final rule	Feb 25, 2025
Cyprodinil; Pesticide Tolerances 2025-03001	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 26, 2025
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes 2025-02494	Federal Aviation Administration	Final rule	Feb 26, 2025
Phenol; Revoking Exemption From the Requirement of a Pesticide Tolerance 2024-19531	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 26, 2025
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the General Category January Through March Fishery for 2025 2025-03549	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Fishery for 2025 2025-03544	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska 2025-03538	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Connect America Fund et al. 2025-03325	Federal Communications Commission	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Statutory Cable, Satellite, and DART License Reporting Practices 2025-03173	Copyright Office, Library of Congress	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
2025-2027 Enterprise Housing Goals 2024-30793 · significant	Federal Housing Finance Agency	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Title V Operating Permit Rules Revisions 2024-30739	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Nitrogen Oxide Standards Rules 2024-30734	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Federal Implementation Plan for Nonattainment New Source Review Program; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, California 2024-30513	Environmental Protection Agency	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025
Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales 2024-30496	Internal Revenue Service	Final rule	Feb 28, 2025

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