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5/1/2024

Alaska Receives Presidential Declaration Amendment for Major Disaster

The U.S. government has amended a major disaster declaration for the state of Alaska, which was initially declared on March 15, 2024, in response to severe storms, landslides, and mudslides caused by the Wrangell Cooperative Association, affecting the state from November 20, 2023.

4/30/2024

Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule

The US Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has adopted a final rule to establish a foundation for the Unaccompanied Children Program (UC Program), consistent with ORR's statutory duties, to enhance public transparency and implement the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA). The rule will terminate 45 days after publication, as per the modified FSA.

4/30/2024

Removal of Outdated Regulations

The Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services is issuing a final rule to remove outdated regulations that do not align with the current statutory text.

4/30/2024

Revision of Firearms License Requirements

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to enhance control over firearms and related items, protecting U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.

4/30/2024

NMFS Issues Proposed Rule for 2024 Pacific Whiting Fishery

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a proposed rule for the 2024 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

4/30/2024

New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

The New England Fishery Management Council is holding a public webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone, with recommendations to be brought to the full Council for formal consideration.

4/30/2024

National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures

The U.S. Department of Energy is revising its National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures to add a categorical exclusion for certain energy storage systems and revise categorical exclusions for powerline upgrades and solar photovoltaic systems.

4/30/2024

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Exchange LLC; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; MIAX International Securities Exchange LLC; MIAX PEARL LLC; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; NYSE American LLC; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove Proposed Rule Changes To Permit the Listing and Trading of Options on Trusts That Hold Bitcoin

The Securities and Exchange Commission has initiated proceedings to review proposed rule changes by several exchanges, including BOX Exchange LLC, Cboe Exchange, Inc., and NYSE American LLC, to permit the listing and trading of options on trusts that hold Bitcoin.

4/30/2024

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Designation of Longer Period for Commission Action on Proposed Rule Change To Modify the GSD Rules (i) Regarding the Separate Calculation, Collection and Holding of Margin for Proprietary Transactions and That for Indirect Participant Transactions, and (ii) To Address the Conditions of Note H to Rule 15c3-3a

The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation has proposed a rule change to modify the GSD rules regarding margin calculation and collection for proprietary and indirect participant transactions, and to address the conditions of Note H to Rule 15c3-3a.