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7/16/2024

FEMA to Amend Texas Major Disaster Declaration Amid Ongoing Recovery Efforts

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is set to amend its previous declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas, which was initially issued on May 17, 2024, in response to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that affected the state from April 26, 2024, to June 5, 2024.

7/15/2024

Tropical Cyclone BERYL-24 Affects Multiple Countries

Tropical Cyclone BERYL-24 is expected to impact countries including the Cayman Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United States from June 28, 2024, to July 9, 2024.

7/15/2024

EPO strengthens international partnerships at WIPO General Assemblies 2024

The European Patent Office (EPO) has strengthened its global partnerships by meeting with national offices from around the world at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assemblies in 2024, with the aim of deepening cooperation in patent and intellectual property matters.

7/15/2024

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Designation of a Longer Period for Commission Action on Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Modify Rule 11.24 To Introduce an Enhanced RPI Order and Expand Its Retail Price Improvement Program To Include Securities Priced Below $1.00

The Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. has requested a longer period for the Commission to take action on a proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, to introduce an enhanced RPI order and expand its retail price improvement program to include securities priced below $1.00.

7/15/2024

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To Exempt Closed-End Management Investment Companies Registered Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 From the Annual Meeting of Shareholders Requirement Set Forth in Exchange Rule 14.10(f)

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. has filed a proposed rule change to exempt closed-end management investment companies from the annual meeting of shareholders requirement set forth in Exchange Rule 14.10(f).

7/15/2024

Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Section 102.06 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual To Provide That a Special Purpose Acquisition Company Can Remain Listed Until Forty-Two Months From Its Original Listing Date if It Has Entered Into a Definitive Agreement With Respect to a Business Combination Within Three Years of Listing

The New York Stock Exchange LLC is considering a proposed rule change to allow Special Purpose Acquisition Companies to remain listed for up to 42 months if they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination within three years of listing.

7/15/2024

DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined the renewal of the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest, following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.

7/15/2024

EPA Approves Connecticut's Low Emissions Vehicle Program

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Connecticut's State Implementation Plan revision, which aligns with California's Advanced Clean Car program and sets new emission standards for motor vehicles through 2025.

7/15/2024

EPA Delegation of Authority to Idaho for Hazardous Air Pollutants and NSPS

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has acknowledged Idaho's updated delegation of authority to implement and enforce additional or revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). The EPA is making available a copy of the letters to Idaho.

7/15/2024

EPA Solicits Comments on Chlorpyrifos Registration Requests

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting comments on requests to cancel or amend the registration of certain products containing chlorpyrifos, a pesticide, in accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

7/15/2024

EPA Opens Pesticide Registration Review Dockets for Public Comment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available work plans and registration review case dockets for public review and comment, focusing on four active ingredients: Banda de Lupinus albus doce, cyflumetofen, Listeria specific Bacteriophages, and Streptomyces strain K61.