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3/29/2024

Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee

The Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting, as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

3/29/2024

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model BD-700-1A10 and BD-700-1A11 airplanes to address an unsafe condition caused by overheat detection sensing elements with insufficient salt fill.

3/29/2024

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Water Act Claim

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public input on a proposed consent decree in a Clean Water Act claim filed by the Sierra Club, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and West Virginia Rivers Coalition against the EPA.

3/29/2024

Rural Utilities Service Announces Consumer Oriented Operating Loans Initiative

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is issuing a notice to announce it will utilize its statutory authority to consider operating loans under the Consumer Oriented Operating Loans (COOL) initiative, which aims to provide financing for borrowers facing hardship circumstances to invest in carbon pollution-free electricity and energy efficiency measures. The program, set to launch in fiscal year 2024, is expected to allocate $50 million in funding.

3/29/2024

Estimates of the Voting-Age Population for 2023

The U.S. government has released estimates of the voting-age population as of July 1, 2023, providing data for each state and the District of Columbia, in compliance with the 1976 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act.

3/29/2024

OFAC Sanctions Actions: Seven Persons and Two Vessels Added to Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published the names of seven individuals and two vessels that have been added to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, following a determination that certain legal criteria were met, resulting in the blocking of their property and interests subject to US jurisdiction, and prohibiting US persons from engaging in transactions with them.

3/29/2024

Disclosures of Return Information Reflected on Returns to Officers and Employees of the Department of Commerce, Including the Bureau of the Census, for Certain Statistical Purposes and Related Activities

The Department of Commerce is proposing amendments to regulations regarding the disclosure of return information to the Bureau of the Census, aiming to improve data transfer efficiency and permit additional disclosure upon request from the Secretary of Commerce. The changes would not affect taxpayers' tax liabilities.

3/29/2024

Federal Agencies Issue Supplemental Rule to Community Reinvestment Act

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are issuing a supplemental rule to the Community Reinvestment Act, which was finalized on October 24, 2023, and published on February 1, 2024. The rule includes two components: an interim final rule and a final rule, as well as a correction to the preamble regarding regulatory analysis.