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9/11/2025

USPTO Publishes Updated Legal Framework for Patent Electronic System

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published an updated legal framework for its Patent Electronic System, outlining requirements and supporting statutes, regulations, and policies. The framework provides guidance for applicants, patentees, and attorneys on accessing the system, which includes Patent Center and two-step authentication.

9/11/2025

CFTC Withdraws Proposed Rulemaking for Operational Resilience Framework

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is withdrawing its proposed rulemaking for an Operational Resilience Framework, which was published on January 24, 2024. The CFTC does not plan to issue final rules on this topic, but may revisit the issue in the future if necessary.

9/10/2025

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Application for Registration-DEA Form 363, Application for Registration Renewal-DEA Form 363a

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is requesting OMB review and approval for a previously approved information collection, with no changes, related to the Title-Application for Registration-DEA Form 363, Application for Registration Renewal-DEA Form 363a, as part of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

9/10/2025

Payette National Forest Proposes Recreation Fee Sites

The Payette National Forest plans to set up several recreation fee sites, with revenue generated from these fees to be used for site upkeep and improvements, following a review of comparable sites in the area.

9/10/2025

Prescott National Forest Proposes Recreation Fee Site

The Prescott National Forest is planning to set up a recreation fee site, where visitors will pay a fee to support the site's operation, maintenance, and upgrades, which is in line with fees at similar sites in the area.

9/10/2025

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Direct Investment Surveys: BE-15, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

The U.S. government is seeking public comment on its submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of its direct investment surveys, specifically the Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (BE-15). The surveys aim to collect data on foreign direct investment in the country.

9/10/2025

Waiver of Computer Matching Agreements for Do Not Pay Initiative

The US Secretary of the Treasury may waive statutory computer matching requirements for eligible agencies participating in the Do Not Pay Initiative, following guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

9/10/2025

Department of Labor Seeks Comments on Proposed Revision to H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Program

The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking public comments on a proposed revision to the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Labor Certification Program's information collection request. The proposed changes aim to replace existing forms with those required by the 2022 Final Rule, published on October 12, 2022, while maintaining some changes from the previous final rule published on April 29, 2024.

9/9/2025

NRC Invites Public Comment on OMB Information Collection Renewal

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a collection of information related to nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs, which receives federal financial assistance from the Commission.

9/9/2025

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Exempt from NRC Renewal Review Process

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has granted an exemption to Constellation Energy Generation, LLC for the Clinton Power Station, Unit 1, allowing it to bypass the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards review process for the renewal of its Facility Operating License No. NPF-62.