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1/10/2025

2025 Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments

The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) will adjust civil monetary penalties for inflation in 2025, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 and subsequent amendments.

1/10/2025

USDA Amends Privacy Act Regulations to Exempt Certain Records

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating its Privacy Act regulations to exempt the Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) National Information Communication Activity System (SNICAS) from certain provisions, as part of an administrative change to the list of exempt records.

1/10/2025

NHTSA Proposes Changes to Recall Notification Requirements

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to update the means of required recall notification to include electronic notification, in addition to first-class mail, and make other attendant obligations related to this requirement.

1/10/2025

US Commission Schedules Final Phase of Solar Panel Investigation

The US International Trade Commission has scheduled the final phase of an investigation into whether imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are harming the US industry, following preliminary findings that these products are subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.

1/10/2025

FDA Requests Nominations for Voting Members on TEPRSSC

The FDA is seeking nominations for voting members on the Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee, with a deadline of January 1, 2025, to include diverse perspectives on its advisory committee.

1/10/2025

CFPB Finalizes Regulation on Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a regulation addressing Property Assessed Clean Energy financing, which allows homeowners to cover home improvement costs through a tax assessment on their property, in compliance with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.

1/10/2025

CFPB Issues Finding of No Significant Impact for Proposed PACE Rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has concluded that a proposed rule to implement consumer protections for residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing will not have significant environmental impacts, allowing the CFPB to issue a finding of no significant impact.

1/10/2025

CFPB Issues Policy Statement on No-Action Letters

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is releasing a policy statement on No-Action Letters, aimed at advancing objectives outlined in Section 1021 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act.

1/10/2025

Department of State 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Inflationary Adjustment

The Department of State has issued a final rule to adjust civil monetary penalties (CMP) for regulatory provisions, effective December 2024, based on the Office of Management and Budget's guidance and recent legislation. The revised CMP amounts will apply to penalties assessed on or after the rule's effective date, regardless of the underlying violation date.

1/10/2025

IRS Issues Final Regulations for Clean Hydrogen Production Credit and Energy Credit Under Inflation Reduction Act

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released final regulations implementing the clean hydrogen production credit and certain provisions of the energy credit as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, affecting taxpayers who produce qualified clean hydrogen and claim the credit, or produce electricity from renewable or zero-emissions sources used by taxpayers or related persons to produce qualified clean hydrogen.

1/10/2025

Reissuance of State or Local Government Bonds

The government is reissuing bonds, which are essentially new debt securities, to refinance existing ones and take advantage of lower interest rates, aiming to reduce borrowing costs and stabilize the financial outlook.