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The CDFI Fund provides funding to Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) serving Native American communities to build their financial capacity and organizational capacity to serve these communities.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is updating its civil monetary penalties to reflect inflation adjustments, as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, to ensure the penalties remain effective in combating financial crimes.
Royal Bank of Canada is seeking an exemption from ERISA restrictions to allow certain asset managers to continue relying on a previous exemption, despite a recent conviction for tax fraud.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has amended its previous declaration of a major disaster for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, originally issued on November 1, 2024, due to severe storm, straight-line winds, and flooding.
The President of the United States has issued a major disaster declaration for the State of California, effective January 8, 2025, in response to the devastating wildfires and straight-line winds that affected the region.
The President has amended a major disaster declaration for the Crow Nation, which was initially declared on November 14, 2024, due to severe storm and straight-line winds.
The State of Texas has issued an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration, effective January 13, 2025, in response to the Laredo boil water notice caused by E. Coli contamination.
The Federal Trade Commission is implementing inflation adjustments to its civil penalty amounts, as mandated by law, to ensure the amounts remain fair and effective in enforcing consumer protection regulations.
A new study maps public and private investors in European technology startups, identifying key areas for strengthening the continent's innovation ecosystem and enhancing competitiveness.
The Bank of Japan has announced its monetary policy decision and opening remarks to the press conference on January 16, 2025.
The Department of Health and Human Services has published revised drug testing panels for Federal workplace programs, including Schedule I and II drugs and biomarkers for urine and oral fluid testing.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a final rule to exempt the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) 'NIH Police Records' system from certain Privacy Act requirements to protect law enforcement proceedings and identities.
The Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel has amended a notice for a closed meeting to evaluate community- and societal-level primary prevention approaches to prevent adverse childhood experiences.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has designated the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary to protect its biological, cultural, and historical resources. The sanctuary spans approximately 582,570 square statute miles of Pacific Ocean waters surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued regulations to govern the taking of marine mammals incidental to U.S. Navy training and testing activities in the Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Study Area between 2018 and 2025, following recent vessel strikes in Southern California waters.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 16 entities to the Entity List under the destinations of China and Singapore, as determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests.
The Department of Commerce is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 6, 2024, to address omissions in the original rule.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has published a final rule to address national security risks posed by certain foreign adversaries in the information and communications technology supply chain for connected vehicles.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 11 entities to the Entity List under China and revised one entry under India, citing national security and foreign policy concerns.
The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to provide additional due diligence procedures for advanced computing integrated circuits, protecting national security and aiding foundries and OSATs in complying with EAR provisions.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has formally withdrawn a proposed rule implementing provisions of the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 and the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, citing insufficient time to finalize the rule in the current administration.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has withdrawn a proposed rule to amend North Atlantic right whale vessel speed regulations, citing public requests for further review and engagement.
The Bureau of Industry and Security is revising the Export Administration Regulations to address the accelerating development of advanced biotechnology tools that pose a threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southeast Regional Office will hold public hearings on Amendment 59 to review proposed measures for managing red snapper and snapper-grouper species in South Atlantic Federal waters.
The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that vanillin from China is being sold in the United States at less than fair value, with a period of investigation from October 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
The Texas Trustee Implementation Group has prepared a draft restoration plan to help restore wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, with estimated costs of approximately $40 million.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has continued the antidumping duty order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China due to potential dumping and material injury to the U.S. industry.
The National Sea Grant Advisory Board will hold a meeting to discuss and provide advice on the National Sea Grant College Program in areas such as program evaluation and strategic planning.
CSX Transportation, Inc. submitted a petition for FRA approval of its Product Safety Plan for the Trip Optimizer Air Brake Control product on November 11, 2024, and FRA is inviting public comment on the document.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted a limited 5-year exemption to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) for motor carriers, intermodal equipment providers, and individuals to waive the 1-year training requirement for commercial motor vehicle inspections and brake-related tasks.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has renewed the exemption granted to Vision Systems North America, Inc. (VSNA) for its Smart-Vision high-definition camera monitoring system to replace rear-vision mirrors in commercial motor vehicles.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has provisionally renewed an exemption for Navistar, Inc. to allow one of its commercial motor vehicle drivers to test drive vehicles on U.S. roads for six months.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established an emergency relief docket for calendar year 2025, with the designated docket number being FRA-2025-0015.
The Federal Transit Administration has released the final updated Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular, reflecting statutory and regulatory changes, and superseding the previous circular.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted a 5-year exemption to Daimler Trucks North America, LLC for six drivers to test-drive vehicles on U.S. roads without a U.S. commercial driver's license.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing a notice of data availability regarding data and analytical results related to its evaluation of potential energy conservation standards for portable electric spas.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting clarifications to the test procedures for general service lamps (GSLs) located in appendix W, appendix BB, and appendix DD, to provide specifications regarding the starting method, ballast factor, and number of lamps.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management is conducting market research for a potential future treatment and disposal acquisition activity and fee rulemaking activities for elemental mercury waste, as required by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 and the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.
The Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico, will hold an online virtual combined meeting of its subcommittees, as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The Investors Exchange LLC has filed a proposed rule change to amend its fee schedule concerning transaction pricing for certain sub-dollar orders, which has taken immediate effect.
MIAX Sapphire, LLC has filed a proposed rule change to amend its fee schedule and establish fees for industry members related to reasonably budgeted Consolidated Audit Trail costs for 2025.
MIAX Emerald, LLC has filed a proposed rule change to amend its fee schedule and establish fees for industry members related to reasonably budgeted Consolidated Audit Trail costs for 2025.
Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC has filed a proposed rule change to amend its fee schedule and establish fees for industry members related to reasonably budgeted Consolidated Audit Trail costs for 2025.
MIAX PEARL, LLC has filed a proposed rule change to amend its options fee schedule and establish fees for industry members related to reasonably budgeted CAT costs of the National Market System Plan for 2025.
MIAX PEARL, LLC has filed a proposed rule change to amend its fee schedule and establish fees for industry members related to reasonably budgeted CAT costs of the National Market System Plan for 2025.
Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. has withdrawn a proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, to amend Exchange Rule 11.25(e) and allow users to utilize the exchange's match trade prevention functionality when entering periodic auction orders.
The National Park Service has proposed a management framework for the use of powered micromobility devices within the National Park System, defining rules for their use in park units.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to list the Clear Lake hitch, a freshwater fish subspecies, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, citing warranted listing based on a review of scientific and commercial information.
The Department of the Interior is revising regulations to allow deviations for the acquisition of less than fee title realty interests in reservoir lands owned by the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Army.
The Bureau of Land Management intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for approximately 3,224 oil and gas leases sold in Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming from February 2015 to December 2020.