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1/6/2025

Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Beginning With Reporting Year 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating regulations to report nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), as mandated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020 NDAA). This action takes effect with reporting year 2025.

1/6/2025

FNS Withdraws Proposed Rule on SNAP Quality Control System

The US Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has withdrawn a proposed rule aimed at strengthening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's (SNAP) quality control system, which was published in the Federal Register in September 2023.

1/6/2025

USITC Seeks Public Input on Potential Remedies for Alleged Violations of Section 337

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) is seeking public input on potential remedies for alleged violations of Section 337 by certain electronic devices, including computers and streaming devices. Comments are due in response to an initial determination issued by a presiding administrative law judge on December 20, 2024.

1/6/2025

Consumer Product Safety Commission Requests Comments on Proposed Bathtub Slip Resistance Study Collection

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is requesting public comments on a proposed collection of information for a bathtub slip resistance study, which is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, to support a voluntary Safety Standard for Bathtub and Shower Structure. The CPSC must first receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before collecting this information from the public.

1/6/2025

OSHA Seeks Public Comments on Proposal to Extend Commercial Diving Operations Standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking public input on a proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection requirements for the Commercial Diving Operations Standard. The proposal aims to maintain the standard's requirements for commercial diving operations, which are currently set to expire in 2024.

1/6/2025

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting

The Department of Labor is requesting public comment on an information collection activity related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Common Performance Reporting, which is being submitted for review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).

1/3/2025

NMFS Announces North Pacific Albacore U.S. Stakeholder Meeting

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is hosting a U.S. stakeholder meeting to discuss North Pacific albacore management ahead of 2025 annual meetings with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee.

1/3/2025

Certain Superabsorbent Polymers From the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation; Notice of Amended Final Determination; Notice of Amended Antidumping Duty Order

On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued its final judgment in Ad Hoc Coalition of American SAP Producers v. United States, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's final remand redetermination in the superabsorbent polymers investigation from the Republic of Korea.