New regs for Wednesday: Unaccompanied children immigrants, childcare subsidies for veterans

Wednesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules for the U.S. families who are taking care of unaccompanied children immigrants while they are awaiting deportation hearings, and childcare subsidies for veterans, among other things.

Here’s what is happening:

Spacecraft: The Department of Commerce is moving forward with new rules for spacecraft.

Spacecraft that no longer warrants special export controls will face new rules from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the agency said Monday.

{mosads}The changes go into effect immediately.

Children immigrants: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering new rules for the people who care for unaccompanied alien children while they are awaiting their immigration hearings.

As the number of Central American children illegally immigrating to the United States rises, HHS’s Administration for Children and Families is looking into the U.S. families who take care of them.

The department issued an information collection request that could lead to new requirements for the people sponsoring these children while they are in the U.S. awaiting trial.

Child care: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is considering changes to a child care subsidy it provides to veterans.

The VA proposed Monday to collect information on the child care subsidy program as it considers whether to issue new rules.

The public has 60 days to comment.

Medical device: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering loosening the controls on a medical device used to treat degenerative disc disease, which affects people as they age.

The FDA on Monday proposed reclassifying rigid pedicle screw systems that are used to treat this condition to special controls.

The public has 90 days to comment.

Medical device, take two: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing new recommendations for molecular diagnostic instruments.

The intended use of these medical devices is clarified in an FDA guidance released Monday.