A final rule removes Head Start wage and benefit requirements from Jan. 15, 2027, with future savings exceeding $2 billion, the US Administration for Children and Families said.
The change reverses parts of a 2024 rule on Head Start staffing and services. The agency identifies the provisions being removed as the most costly parts of that earlier rule.
The final rule, published in the Federal Register on Nov. 16, removes requirements from the Head Start Program Performance Standards. The administration is part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The agency said the wage and benefit requirements were costly, prescribed too much detail and did not fit the plain wording of the Head Start Act. It intends the changes to give local programs more flexibility and improve access to services.
The savings figure covers future costs for Head Start programs. The supplied abstract gives no period over which those savings would accrue and sets out no comment deadline.
Separate final rules published on Nov. 16 remove several National Credit Union Administration regulations, including provisions governing advertising statements and a regulation summarizing housing discrimination prohibitions.
The advertising rule takes effect Dec. 16. It eliminates provisions concerning the official advertising statement but leaves requirements for displaying the official sign unchanged.
The credit union regulator said that change aims to simplify its rules, lower administrative costs and give federally insured credit unions more freedom in their advertising activities.
The nondiscrimination rule also takes effect Dec. 16 and removes the regulation in full. The Fair Housing Act continues to apply to federal credit unions after the removal.
The removed regulation summarized the law's prohibitions on discrimination involving real estate loans, appraisals and advertising. The regulator last made substantive changes in 2001, according to the National Credit Union Administration.
The regulation does not reflect all subsequent court decisions or regulatory changes under the law. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has primary jurisdiction over the statute.
Two further credit union rules take effect upon publication on Nov. 16. They remove obsolete references concerning consumer financial privacy and mortgage loan originator registration.
A Coast Guard final rule published the same day establishes a temporary safety zone on Ohio's Huron River, effective Dec. 5. It covers waters within 150 yards of a designated point in Huron.
The Coast Guard, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said the restriction addresses hazards from fireworks over the water. People and vessels need authorization from the Captain of the Port, Sector Detroit, or a designated representative to enter.
