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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking public comment on its proposed collection of information related to administrative detention and banned medical devices, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has extended the comment period for its proposed rulemaking on the safety standard for water beads, correcting an error in the original notice, until January 7, 2025.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a final rule setting the maximum allowable charge for consumer reporting agencies to disclose information to consumers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), effective for the 2025 calendar year.
The CFPB is revising the date of applicability for its advisory opinion on debt collection practices, specifically those related to the collection of medical debt, from its original date to January 2, 2025.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is updating its supervision and enforcement procedures following a recent organizational change.
The Department of Justice, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Administration, is seeking OMB approval for an information collection request related to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, which governs the collection of data for the Controlled Substances Act.
The Executive Office for Immigration Review, part of the Department of Justice, is seeking OMB approval for a previously approved collection, with a request for public comments, following a decision by a DHS officer that will be appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
The Department of State is seeking public comment on a proposed information collection for U.S. passport applications, specifically those issued within the last year, to correct name changes and limited replacements. The Department is requesting 60 days for public feedback before submitting the collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The U.S. government has determined that certain objects being imported from abroad for a temporary exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and The Art Institute of Chicago are culturally significant and in the national interest, and will be displayed at these institutions and possibly other venues.
The Internal Revenue Service is seeking public input on the burden associated with using Plan-Specific Substitute Mortality Tables for determining present value, as part of its ongoing effort to minimize paperwork and respondent burden, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Department of the Treasury is seeking public input on proposed information collection activities aimed at reducing paperwork burden, as part of its ongoing efforts to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The government is seeking public comments on proposed information collections aimed at reducing paperwork burden, as mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a petition to add di-isobutyl ketone 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 di-isobutyl carbinol to the list of taxable substances under the Superfund tax program. The EPA is seeking public comments on the proposal.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a petition to add methyl isobutyl carbinol to the list of taxable substances under the Superfund tax program, and is seeking public comments on the proposal
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the deadline for submitting comments on its proposed rule for heat injury and illness prevention in outdoor and indoor work settings until January 14, 2025, and scheduling an informal public hearing starting June 16, 2025. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024.
The Department of Labor is seeking public input on a proposed revision to the Uniform Billing Form OWCP-04, aiming to reduce paperwork burden and ensure efficient data collection.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is requesting public comment on a modified data collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, following a previously approved information collection.
The EPO President strengthened co-operation with BusinessEurope's Patent Working Group during their annual meeting, continuing an exchange of views that has been ongoing.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda announced the monetary policy decision and opening remarks to the press conference on November 28, 2024.
MyEPO is launching new application programming interfaces (APIs) to facilitate more efficient and automated data exchange between its services and users' IP management systems, aiming to improve overall user experience and streamline operations.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is updating its rules to provide revenue coverage for flax under the Small Grain Crop Insurance Provisions and expanding the availability of enterprise and optional units for specialty and perennial crops, effective for the 2025 and succeeding crop years for eligible crops.
The US Department of Agriculture is renewing the charter for the Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee, which provides advice on sustainable forest management and wildfire resilience, for a two-year term. The committee will be governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act and will continue to offer recommendations on landscape management approaches.
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced January 1, 2028, as the uniform compliance date for new labeling regulations for meat and poultry products, which will take effect between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026.
The Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 12, 2024, as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
The US International Trade Commission has initiated investigations into Chinese and Malaysian float glass products, alleging they are sold at below fair value and subsidized by the governments of China and Malaysia.
The US International Trade Commission has determined that Nortek Security & Control, LLC, Nortek, Inc., and GTO Access Systems, LLC have violated patent law by importing and selling garage door operators that infringe on a US patent, and has issued cease and desist orders and a limited exclusion order.
The FDA has released a draft guidance to help sponsors of drugs with Ames-positive active ingredients or metabolites determine the necessary follow-up testing before conducting first-in-human clinical trials with healthy subjects.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is renewing the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee for an additional 2 years, with the new charter set to expire on September 1, 2026, following a determination by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs that it is in the public interest.
The FDA has released a draft guidance for industry on assessing ovarian toxicity in premenopausal adults participating in cancer clinical trials, aiming to inform decision-making on anti-cancer treatments.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is proposing a new system of records, titled the Peer Review Management System (PRMS), to manage the planning, selection, and assignment of peer reviewers for DOJ's funding opportunities, as mandated by the Privacy Act of 1974 and Federal law.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice, is requesting review and approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a previously approved information collection, the Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, which has expired. This request is part of the Bureau's efforts to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Cyber Division are requesting feedback on a previously approved information collection to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is seeking OMB approval for a new information collection request related to records of acquisition and disposition of arms, ammunition, and defense articles, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is seeking OMB approval for a new information collection related to firearms disabilities for nonimmigrant aliens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are seeking OMB approval for a data collection on law enforcement suicides, as mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is requesting review and approval from the Office of Management and Budget for an information collection related to the identification of imported explosives materials, as mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is seeking OMB approval for a new information collection request related to identification markings on firearms, following the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 guidelines.
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is seeking OMB approval for a customer service survey, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, to gather feedback from customers of the National Firearms Act Division and Firearms and Explosives Services Division.
The Department of State is seeking public comment on a proposed information collection for a Foreign Service Officer Test Registration Form, which is part of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and will accept comments for 30 days
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is holding a public meeting to prepare for its upcoming Eleventh Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC). The meeting aims to discuss and finalize plans for the upcoming session.
The U.S. Department of State is seeking written information to help assess the United States and foreign governments' compliance with the minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking, as outlined in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
The IRS is seeking public input on its foreign account tax compliance act collection requirements as part of its ongoing effort to minimize paperwork and respondent burden, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking public input on a proposed revision to combine two existing recordkeeping and reporting requirements for occupational injuries and illnesses, which are currently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Department of Labor is seeking public comment on an Employment and Training Administration-sponsored information collection request related to Unemployment Insurance Title XII Advances and Voluntary Repayment Process, which must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
The Department of Labor is seeking public comment on a Wage and Hour Division-sponsored information collection request, which is required for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and is related to Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll.
The Acting Secretary of Labor is calling for nominations to join the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, a group focused on improving workplace safety in the construction industry.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking public comment on the renewal of its information collection, 'Computer-Security Incident Notification,' as part of its ongoing effort to reduce paperwork burden, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Federal Reserve Board has approved a $31.9 million private-sector adjustment factor for 2025 and fee schedules for Federal Reserve priced services and electronic access, in line with the Monetary Control Act of 1980 requirements.
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a correction to its document proposing to extend the Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection requirements under the Pay-Per-Call Rule for an additional three years, correcting an error in the publication date and updating the expiration date of the current clearance to January 31, 2025.