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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a final guidance document clarifying regulations for manufacturers of diagnostic x-ray equipment, superseding a 1989 guidance, and providing industry and FDA staff with guidance on recordkeeping, reporting, and other requirements.
The NCUA Board is incorporating the Fair Hiring in Banking Act and rescinding an earlier ruling to expand career opportunities for individuals to work and volunteer at insured credit unions.
The NCUA Board has amended its regulations to simplify share insurance coverage for federally insured credit unions, providing consistent treatment for mortgage servicing account balances and increasing flexibility in determining coverage in liquidations.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has extended the comment period for its proposed rule on safety standards for toys containing button cell or coin cell batteries, originally set to end on October 15, 2024, to November 14, 2024.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposes a narrow amendment to the remittance transfer disclosure requirements in Regulation E to provide consumers with information about the types of inquiries they can direct to the CFPB and their state-licensed remittance transfer provider.
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking public input from various stakeholders, including grantees, practitioners, academics, publishers, nonprofits, and the public, as it develops a Public Access Plan to enhance access to NIJ-funded research publications and data.
The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board will hold a meeting via WebEx to review nominations for the 2023-2024 Medal of Valor and make recommendations for submission to the U.S. Attorney General
The Department of State has removed the Personality Index from the list of system of records notices for which Privacy Act exemptions are claimed, as the search tool was disposed of in May 2020 when the State Archiving System was decommissioned.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has been granted permission to temporarily display a culturally significant object from abroad, as part of the
The U.S. government has made determinations that certain objects imported for the 'Living with the Gods: Art, Beliefs and Peoples' exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, are culturally significant and in the national interest for temporary display in the U.S.
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on October 15 and 16, 2024, to discuss coinage-related matters
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking public comments on a proposed information collection related to the qualified severance of trusts, as part of its effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is seeking public input on a proposed extension of an information collection request related to reporting suspected tax law violations, as part of its efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden.
The U.S. Department of Labor is increasing the minimum wage for workers on federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658 to $13.30 per hour, effective January 1, 2025, and $9.30 per hour for tipped employees, also starting January 1, 2025.
The U.S. Department of Labor is increasing the minimum wage rate for workers performing work on or in connection with Federal contracts covered by Executive Order 14026 to $17.75 per hour, effective January 1, 2025.
The Native American Employment and Training Council will convene its next meeting, as mandated by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The President has declared a major disaster for the state of Connecticut, effective September 20, 2024, in response to a disaster declared by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency).
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has amended its declaration of a major disaster for public assistance only in the state of Texas, following severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred from April 26, 2024, to June 5, 2024.
The U.S. government has amended a major disaster declaration for the state of Louisiana, which was initially declared due to Hurricane Francine, affecting the region from September 9 to September 12, 2024.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a public assistance declaration for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe following a severe storm and flooding incident that occurred from August 8 to August 10, 2024
The President has issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Louisiana, effective from September 9, 2024, to September 12, 2024, in response to Hurricane Francine.
The President has declared a major disaster for the State of Illinois, following severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding that occurred from July 13 to July 16, 2024, as documented by FEMA (FEMA-4819-DR), dated September 20, 2024.
The Federal Reserve Board is requesting public comment on a proposal to extend the Procurement Solicitation Package for three years, with revisions, and invites stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed activities.
The Federal Reserve Board is requesting public comment on a proposal to extend the Application Form for Membership on the Community Advisory Council for three years, with revisions, and invites stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed changes.
The Federal Reserve Board is requesting public comment on a proposal to extend the collection of data on selected money market rates for three years, with revisions, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the accuracy and reliability of financial data.
The Federal Reserve Board has approved a three-year extension of the Interagency Guidance on Managing Compliance and Reputation Risks for Reverse Mortgage Products, without revisions.
The Federal Trade Commission is requesting public comments on its proposal to extend the clearance for information collection requirements under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule for an additional three years, with the current clearance set to expire on April 30, 2025.
DoNotPay, Inc. has reached a consent agreement to settle allegations of violating federal law, with the attached analysis outlining the complaint and proposed terms of the settlement.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services addresses policies for assessing the financial performance of Accountable Care Organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, particularly in response to anomalous billing activity for certain medical equipment.
The Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is proposing to continue collecting data to understand diaper need and outcomes for beneficiaries of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot (DDDRP).
The Medicare appeals process will adjust its amount in controversy threshold amounts for 2025, effective January 1, with new limits of $190 for ALJ hearings and $1,900 for judicial review.
HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, with a 30-day public comment period.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Statewide Needs Assessment Update.
The National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute will publish proposed data collection projects for public comment in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The National Institutes of Health has submitted the Inclusion Enrollment Form to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that imports of certain high carbon steel wire produced in Mexico and assembled in the United States are circumventing the antidumping duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Mexico.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that aluminum lithographic printing plates from China are being sold in the United States at less-than-fair-value, with the period of investigation spanning from January 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that countervailable subsidies are being provided to Chinese producers and exporters of aluminum lithographic printing plates, effective from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
The U.S. Department of Commerce determined that aluminum lithographic printing plates from Japan are being sold at less than fair value, with the period of investigation spanning July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission have determined that revoking antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on certain pasta from Italy and Türkiye would likely lead to dumping and material injury to the U.S. industry.
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel from October 15-17, 2024, in Charleston, SC.
The U.S. Department of Commerce finds that revoking antidumping duty orders on raw flexible magnets from China and Taiwan would lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission have issued antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on brass rod from Israel following affirmative final determinations.
The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to Indian ceramic tile producers and exporters, with a period of investigation from April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implements an accountability measure to close Federal waters in the South Atlantic for the commercial harvest of snowy grouper due to projected commercial landings reaching the quota for the July through December season.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to implement management measures for dolphinfish and wahoo in U.S. Caribbean Federal waters, aiming to ensure the species have adequate time to mature and reproduce.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposes to waive the Build America, Buy America Act's domestic preference requirements for certain products used in City Utilities of Springfield's Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant project due to nonavailability.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is proposing to waive the Build America, Buy America Act's domestic preference requirements for certain products used by Philadelphia Gas Works in its Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant project.
The Federal Transit Administration has published the final updated Award Management Requirements Circular (C 5010.1), combining cross-cutting requirements and superseding the previous circular C 5010.1E.
The Federal Transit Administration has finalized a new circular, 'Urbanized Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance,' which consolidates and updates previous circulars incorporating provisions from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and other regulations.