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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added an entity to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, freezing its assets and prohibiting U.S. persons from doing business with it, following a determination that the entity meets certain legal criteria.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a petition to add cyanuric acid to the list of taxable substances under the Superfund tax program, and is seeking public comments on the proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a petition to add sodium chlorite to the list of toxic chemical substances subject to a federal tax, and is seeking public comments on the proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a petition to add potassium bicarbonate to the list of taxable substances under the Superfund tax program, and is seeking public comments on the proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a petition to add potassium carbonate to the list of taxable substances under the Superfund tax program, seeking public comments on the proposal.
Northern Trust Corporation is seeking an exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, allowing its affiliates to rely on a specific exemption despite a prior conviction for aiding and abetting tax fraud.
The Department of Labor is seeking public comment on a Chief Evaluation Office-sponsored information collection request, which is required for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as part of the Senior Community Service Employment Program Older Workers Study Impact Evaluation.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a public assistance declaration for the state of South Carolina following severe storms and flooding, effective January 10, 2025.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a public assistance declaration for the Native Village of Kwigillingok, following a severe storm and flooding incident on January 10, 2025.
The Federal Trade Commission has published a petition for rulemaking from the Central Office of Reform and Efficiency, seeking to clarify vague terms for enforcing negative option plan regulations, and invites written comments on the petition.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking a three-year extension of the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for information collection requirements under the Pay-Per-Call Rule, which is set to expire on January 31, 2025.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a final rule allowing VA practitioners to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine under certain conditions.
The US Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services are amending regulations to expand telemedicine access to schedule III-V controlled substances for opioid use disorder treatment, allowing initial six-month supplies via audio-only telemedicine.
HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval of Environmental Information and Documentation, with a 30-day public comment period.
HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval of the Maternal and Child Health Jurisdictional Survey Instrument for the Title V MCH Block Grant Program.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites public comment on a proposed information collection project titled Healthcare Prevention and Response Workforce Development for Health Departments, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submits a correction to the proposed data collection notice, adding Polio to the National Healthcare Safety Network package and extending the public comment period 60 days from January 8, 2025.
The Office of Child Care is requesting comments on the proposed application for disaster relief funding under the American Relief Act 2025.
The Administration for Native Americans is seeking a 3-year extension for the Ongoing Progress Report and the Objective Work Plan, which are set to expire on September 30, 2026.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued final regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, expanding its boundary and updating regulations to protect and restore its resources.
The U.S. Department of Commerce determined that producers/exporters of Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India did not engage in unfair pricing practices during the period of review from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone in Clallam County, Washington, under the Alternative Site Framework.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the University of Texas at Austin (UT) for a marine geophysical survey in the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's Marine Planning Committee will hold a public webinar open to the public.
NOAA announces the final guidance on designating new Regional Ocean Partnerships (ROPs) under the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites public comment on the necessity and usefulness of collecting financial and operating statistics from small certificated and commuter air carriers, including those with 60 seats or less or 18,000 pounds of payload capacity or less.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is issuing a waiver for domestic preference requirements for certain transit-oriented development (TOD) housing projects receiving credit assistance through the Build America Bureau under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit programs.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) seeks public comment on Grote Industries, LLC's application to renew its exemption for installing amber brake-activated pulsating warning lamps on trailers and van body trucks.
The US Department of Transportation is withdrawing a proposed rulemaking notice issued on November 23, 2020, related to National Environmental Policy Act procedures.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office announces the availability of the draft environmental impact statement for Phase 1 of the Grain Belt Express Transmission Project, a proposed project by Grain Belt Express, LLC, that may include activities within floodplains.
The US government has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have amended energy conservation standards for consumer boilers, which was published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2023.
The U.S. Department of Energy has withdrawn a proposed rule for energy conservation standards for fans and blowers, which was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2024.
The US government has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have established amended energy conservation standards for battery chargers, which was published in the Federal Register on March 15, 2023.
The U.S. Department of Energy is updating test procedures for residential and commercial clothes washers and consumer clothes dryers to improve readability and address minor issues.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the test procedure for compressors to correct errors and ensure accurate pressure ratio expression. The amendments also include corrections to the isentropic efficiency and specific energy consumption formulas.
The U.S. Department of Energy has made a final determination regarding the test procedure for commercial warm air furnaces, specifically addressing the thermal efficiency two metric in response to a voluntary remand from the Fourth Circuit.
The Department of Energy seeks public comment on autonomous experimentation platforms to inform implementation of the Material Genome Initiative Challenges and Autonomous Materials Innovation Infrastructure.
The New York Stock Exchange LLC has proposed a rule change to adopt a provision that will not review a compliance plan submitted by a listed company if it owes unpaid fees to the exchange.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has extended the comment period and designated a longer period for commission action on proposed rules related to firm reporting and firm and engagement metrics, as well as amendments to PCAOB standards.
The Bureau of Land Management announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument's Approved Resource Management Plan, effective immediately after Director signing on January 7, 2025.
The Bureau of Land Management has announced the availability of the Record of Decision for the Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Lakeview Resource Management Plan, located in the BLM's Lakeview District, Oregon.
The Bureau of Land Management adjusts civil monetary penalties for onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass, in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, to account for one year of inflation from October 2023 through October 2024.
The Director of the Bureau of Indian Education made a final agency determination to acquire 68.60 acres of land in Sonoma County, California, for the Koi Nation of Northern California for gaming and other purposes.
The Department of the Interior proposes to revise the National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management to add a new categorical exclusion for geothermal resource exploration operations.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to revise an existing collection of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement published a correction to the West Virginia regulatory program, addressing errors in a March 18, 2024, Federal Register document.
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management intends to repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests plans to repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
The Arizona Army National Guard intends to repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).