New regs for Tuesday: Sexual assault, baseball, whistleblowers

Tuesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules for preventing sexual assault in the Army, boating restrictions for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and rules to protect corporate whistle blowers.

Here’s what is happening:

Sexual assault: The Department of Defense is moving forward with new rules cracking down on sexual assaults and other crimes within the Army.

The Army announced Monday new law enforcement reporting requirements that target sexual offenders and domestic abusers.

The rules will “ensure the safety of our soldiers, family members, and civilians that live and work on Army installation through identifying, monitoring and tracking sex offenders on Army installations,” the government noted.

The interim rules go into effect May 22.

Recordkeeping: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying new electronic reporting and recordkeeping requirements for new source performance standards.

The EPA proposed the reporting requirements in March, but said Monday it is extending the comment period through June 18.

Whistleblowers: The Department of Labor is moving forward with new regulations for proceedings before the agency’s administrative law judges.

The rules establish new practices and procedures for administrative law judge hearings to better account for corporate whistleblower cases, as well as occupational disease and injury claims.

This is the first time the rules are being updated in more than three decades.

The rules go into effect in 30 days.

Ships: The Department of the Navy is moving forward with new exemptions from international regulations intended to prevent collisions at sea.

The Navy will exempt a certain military ship from the rules, because “due to its special construction and purpose, (it) cannot fully comply with certain provisions” of the rules.

The changes go into effect immediately.

Baseball: The Coast Guard is considering implementing temporary security measures during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July.

The Coast Guard is proposing to cut down on boat traffic in Cincinnati where the All-Star Game will be held. 

“This special local regulation is necessary to protect persons and property from potential damage and safety hazards during the 86th Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game, an event which will likely involve a high density of boater traffic in the river miles specified,” the Coast Guard wrote.

The public has until June 1 to comment.