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Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 28.11.2000

Findings of Scientific Misconduct

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: Evan B. Dreyer, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) and Harvard Medical School (HMS): Based on the findings and evidence documented in a report by a joint inquiry panel, dated November 17, 1997, and additional information obtained by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) during its oversight review, on April 14, 2000, PHS issued its findings that Dr. Dreyer, former HMS Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at MEEI, engaged in scientific misconduct by falsifying or fabricating experimental results. These results were included in National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant application K08 DC00131-01A1. Specifically, Dr. Dreyer falsified or fabricated experimental results to support the hypothesis that elevated levels of the amino acid glutamate play a role in Meniere's disease and reported these falsified or fabricated results in six documents: 1. An NIH grant application, K08 DC0013 l-0lA1, "Glutamate toxicity in endolymphatic hydrops," subm

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Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10/13/2026

Approved Initiation of a Voluntary Mediation Program

Notice is hereby given that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) has approved the initiation of a voluntary mediation program administered by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to assist parties with the resolution of negotiability disputes under section 7117(c) of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.

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Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10/13/2026

Mortgage and Loan Insurance Programs Under the National Housing Act-Debenture Interest Rates

This Notice announces changes in the interest rates to be paid on debentures issued with respect to a loan or mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the provisions of the National Housing Act (the Act). The interest rate for debentures issued under Section 221(g)(4) of the Act during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2026, is 4\1/2\ percent. The interest rate for debentures issued under any other provision of the Act is the rate in effect on the date that the commitment to insure the loan or mortgage was issued, or the date that the loan or mortgage was endorsed (or initially endorsed if there are two or more endorsements) for insurance, whichever rate is higher. The interest rate for debentures issued under these other provisions with respect to a loan or mortgage committed or endorsed during the 6-month period beginning July 1, 2026, is 5 percent.

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Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 10/13/2026

Railroad Revenue Adequacy-2025 Determination

On October 8, 2026, the Board served a decision announcing the 2025 revenue adequacy determinations for the nation's Class I railroads. Four Class I railroads (BNSF Railway Company, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Combined Railroad Subsidiaries, and Union Pacific Railroad Company) were found to be revenue adequate.

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