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8/7/2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Seeks Public Comment on Eighth Open Government Plan

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Privacy and Open Government is requesting public comment on improvements for the presentation of the Department's eighth Open Government Plan, building on the seventh Open Government Plan and incorporating themes from the fifth U.S. Open Government National Action Plan issued on December 28, 2022.

8/7/2024

Aluminum Wire and Cable From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Negative Scope Determinations With Respect to Cambodia, Korea, and Vietnam; Preliminary Affirmative Determinations of Circumvention With Respect to Korea and Vietnam; Preliminary Negative Determination of Circumvention With Respect to Cambodia

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that aluminum wire and cable imports from Cambodia, Korea, and Vietnam using Chinese inputs are not covered by antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum wire and cable from China. The agency also finds circumvention in Korea and Vietnam, but not in Cambodia.

8/7/2024

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the MSRB's Real-Time Transaction Reporting System and Price Dissemination Information Facility To Retire the Transmission Control Protocol Secure Socket Connection

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has filed a proposed rule change to amend its Real-Time Transaction Reporting System and Price Dissemination Information Facility, with the goal of retiring the Transmission Control Protocol Secure Socket Connection.

8/7/2024

Alaska Native Claims Selection

The Bureau of Land Management will issue an appealable decision approving the conveyance of lands to Doyon, Limited, an Alaska Native regional corporation, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.

8/7/2024

Notice of Public Meeting, Wyoming Resource Advisory Council

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Wyoming Resource Advisory Council will hold a public meeting in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972.

8/7/2024

Coast Guard Establishes Temporary Safety Zone for Lake Michigan Boat Race

The US Coast Guard is setting up a temporary safety zone in Lake Michigan, near Sheboygan, WI, to protect people, vessels, and the environment from hazards during a high-speed boat race. Vessels must obtain authorization from the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan to enter the zone.

8/7/2024

Coast Guard Modifies FEC Railroad Bridge Operating Schedule

The US Coast Guard is temporarily adjusting the operating schedule of the FEC Railroad Bridge across the Okeechobee Waterway in Stuart, FL, to accommodate increased railway traffic and allow for continuity of drawbridge operations.

8/7/2024

EPA Disapproves Kansas State Plan to Reduce Regional Haze

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken final action to disapprove a revision to Kansas's State Implementation Plan, submitted on July 28, 2021, aimed at reducing regional haze in national parks and wilderness areas.

8/7/2024

EPA Suspends Registrations of Pesticide Products Containing DCPA Due to Thyroid Hormone Disruptions

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an Emergency Order suspending the registrations of all pesticide products containing dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), also marketed under the trade name Dacthal, due to concerns over thyroid hormone disruptions in fetuses and potential long-term effects on children. The order is effective immediately, following an assessment of the risks posed by continued sale and use of DCPA products.

8/7/2024

NRC Considers Amendments to Palisades Nuclear Plant License for Potential Power Reauthorization

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering four amendments to the Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) No. DPR-20 for the Palisades Nuclear Plant, requested by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI) on behalf of Holtec Palisades, LLC, to potentially reauthorize power operations. The NRC proposes to determine that these amendments involve no significant hazards consideration (NSHC) and is issuing an order for procedures to access sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI) and safeguards information (SGI) for those who file a hearing request or petition for leave to intervene.

8/7/2024

FSIS Proposes Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products

The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a new framework to regulate raw chicken and turkey products contaminated with certain Salmonella levels and serotypes, aiming to prevent these products from entering commerce if they contain Salmonella at harmful levels.